Bug 1432946 (CVE-2017-6435)

Summary:	CVE-2017-6435 libplist: Missing return value check from malloc()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
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
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Bug Depends On:	1432971
Bug Blocks:	1432966

Description Adam Mariš 2017-03-16 12:56:06 UTC

The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/93

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-03-16 13:27:42 UTC

Created libplist tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1432971]