SUSE-SU-2017:1379-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1379-1

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libplist

    Details: This update for libplist fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-5209: The base64decode function in libplist allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data (bsc#1019531). - CVE-2017-5545: The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short. (bsc#1021610). - CVE-2017-5836: A type inconsistency in bplist.c was fixed. (bsc#1023807) - CVE-2017-5835: A memory allocation error leading to DoS was fixed. (bsc#1023822) - CVE-2017-5834: A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node was fixed. (bsc#1023848) - CVE-2017-6440: Ensure that sanity checks work on 32-bit platforms. (bsc#1029631) - CVE-2017-7982: Add some safety checks, backported from upstream (bsc#1035312). - CVE-2017-5836: A maliciously crafted file could cause the application to crash. (bsc#1023807). - CVE-2017-5835: Malicious crafted file could cause libplist to allocate large amounts of memory and consume lots of CPU (bsc#1023822) - CVE-2017-5834: Maliciou crafted file could cause a heap buffer overflow or segmentation fault (bsc#1023848)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171379-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019531, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1021610, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023807, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023822, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023848, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1029631, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035312, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5209, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5545, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5834, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5835, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5836, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6440, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7982

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libplist

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12-19.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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    High