UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5836

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5836
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5836.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5836
Upstream
Published
2017-03-03T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:08Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The plistfreedata 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libplist

Package

Name
libplist
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libplist@1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.12-3.1
1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libplist++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libplist++3v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libplist-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libplist-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libplist3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "python-plist"
        }
    ]
}