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    CVE-2017-5836

    The plist_free_data 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.

    Published:Jan 15, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 3, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00446
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libimobiledevice
    Product
    Libplist

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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