Bug 1418592 (CVE-2017-5835)

Summary:	CVE-2017-5835 libplist: Memory allocation error
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	bnocera, cfergeau, pbrobinson, slawomir
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Bug Depends On:	1418597
Bug Blocks:	1418595

Description Andrej Nemec 2017-02-02 09:42:15 UTC

A vulnerability was found in libplist. There is a memory allocation error in bplist.c. A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/88

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/26061aac4ec75e7a4469a9aab9a424716223e5c4

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-02-02 09:54:46 UTC

Created libplist tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1418597]