CVE-2017-5836 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crash in libplist due to an invalid free triggered by improper handling of integer nodes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5836?
CVE-2017-5836 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libimobiledevice Libplist.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5836?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-5836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-36956, AZL-7269, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5836, GHSA-978x-427c-qcqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5836.