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CVE-2017-6440

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

• Libplist Project Libplist: 1.12

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97583
• https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97583
• https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99

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