libimobiledevice PLIST File bplist.c plist_from_bin memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in libimobiledevice. This affects the function plist_from_bin in the library libimobiledevice/libplist of the file bplist.c of the component PLIST File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7982. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libimobiledevice (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function plist_from_bin in the library libimobiledevice/libplist of the file bplist.c of the component PLIST File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice/libplist before 2017-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist file.

The bug was discovered 04/20/2017. The weakness was released 04/20/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7982 since 04/20/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100354 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libplist (SUSE-SU-2017:1368-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276634 (Fedora Security Update for libplist (FEDORA-2017-4047180cd3)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100354). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95188, VDB-98164, VDB-98165 and VDB-98166. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 100354
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libplist (SUSE-SU-2017:1368-1)
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Advisory: DLA 2168-1
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CVE: CVE-2017-7982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100421
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7982 - libimobiledevice - libplist - Integer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 10:18
Updated: 12/01/2022 16:46
Changes: 04/21/2017 10:18 (68), 09/19/2020 10:29 (8), 12/01/2022 16:46 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:BAC:103

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