Bug 1432965 (CVE-2017-6440)

Summary:	CVE-2017-6440 libplist: Memory allocation error in parse_data_node
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, slawomir
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Bug Depends On:	1432971
Bug Blocks:	1432966

Description Adam Mariš 2017-03-16 13:18:52 UTC

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

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-03-16 13:28:29 UTC

Created libplist tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1432971]