Back
CVE-2017-6437
The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds…
Medium5.0EPSS 0.44%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 61% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/100 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 97291 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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 .