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CVE-2017-5545
The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process…
Critical9.1EPSS 3.8%
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- mitre
Description
The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279ee (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 95702 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200402 [SECURITY] [DLA 2168-1] libplist security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .