CVE-2017-7982

Publication date 20 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice/libplist before 2017-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist file.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libplist	17.04 zesty	Fixed 1.12-3.1ubuntu0.17.04.1
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.10-1ubuntu0.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

Notes

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the fix for this CVE needs a backport that may introduces undesired code

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libplist	Upstream: fdebf8b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3429-1
Libplist vulnerability
25 September 2017