CVE-2017-5834 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to an out-of-bounds heap read in libplist.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5834?
CVE-2017-5834 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The parse_dict_node function in bplist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5834?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libimobiledevice Libplist.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5834?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-5834 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5834 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-36954, AZL-7267, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5834, GHSA-fccw-jjf3-g4mm, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5834.