CVE-2017-6437

5.0 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (5.0) in libplist project libplist. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.0 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-125
Published: 2017-03-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

libplist_project:libplist

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97291
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/100
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97291
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/100

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