CVE-2017-6436 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12, specifically within the parse_string_node function in bplist.c. This flaw allows a local, authenticated attacker to trigger a memory allocation error by providing a specially crafted plist file, impacting the availability of the affected system. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.0), the attack requires local access and user interaction, but can lead to a complete denial of service. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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