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CVE-2017-5209

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers...

9.1 CriticalFix available

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.85%Up 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
CVE-2017-5209
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
CVE-2017-5209
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14315 No score

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
EUVD-2017-14315
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c287-4rr6-qvj8 9.1

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers...

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
GHSA-c287-4rr6-qvj8
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.1

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
CVE-2017-5209
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5209 9.1

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5209
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5209 9.1

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5209
CVSS 3.0
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0025 No score

Updated libplist packages fix security vulnerability

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 (CVE-2017-5209).

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 (CVE-2017-5545).

A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node could cause a segmentation fault (CVE-2017-5834).

Malicious crafted file could cause libplist to allocate large amounts of memory and consume lots of CPU because of a memory allocation error (CVE-2017-5835).

A type inconsistency in bplist.c could cause the application to crash (CVE-2017-5836).

Crafted plist file could lead to Heap-buffer overflow (CVE-2017-6435).

Integer overflow in parse_string_node (CVE-2017-6436).

The base64encode function in base64.c allows local users to cause denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file (CVE-2017-6437).

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_unicode_node function (CVE-2017-6438).

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function (CVE-2017-6439).

Ensure that sanity checks work on 32-bit platforms (CVE-2017-6440).

Add some safety checks, backported from upstream (CVE-2017-7982).

The gvfs, ifuse, kodi, libgpod, libimobiledevice, upower, and usbmuxd packages have been rebuilt for the updated libplist.

Record
MGASA-2018-0025
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10970-1 No score

libplist++-2_0-3-2.2.0-1.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libplist++-2_0-3-2.2.0-1.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10970-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1368-1 No score

Security update for libplist

This update for libplist fixes the following security issues:

  • 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-2017-5209: The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows 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-2017-5836: 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-2017-7982: Denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist file (bsc#1035312)
  • CVE-2017-6440: A specially crafted plist file could lead to denial of service (bsc#1029631)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1368-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1379-1 No score

Security update for libplist

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)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1379-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libplist
Debian:12
before 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
libplist
Debian:13
before 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
libplist
Debian:14
before 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
libplist
Debian:8
before 1.11-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.11-3
1.11-3+deb8u1
libplist
Debian:7
before 1.8-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.8-1
1.8-1+deb7u1
libplist
Mageia:5
before 1.12-1.mga5
1.12-1.mga5
gvfs
Mageia:5
before 1.22.3-2.2.mga5
1.22.3-2.2.mga5
ifuse
Mageia:5
before 1.1.3-4.1.mga5
1.1.3-4.1.mga5
kodi
Mageia:5
before 14.0-2.3.mga5
14.0-2.3.mga5
libgpod
Mageia:5
before 0.8.3-8.2.mga5
0.8.3-8.2.mga5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libimobiledevice
Mageia:5
before 1.1.6-4.2.mga5
1.1.6-4.2.mga5
upower
Mageia:5
before 0.99.2-1.2.mga5
0.99.2-1.2.mga5
usbmuxd
Mageia:5
before 1.0.9-6.2.mga5
1.0.9-6.2.mga5
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
before 1.8-10.9.1
1.8-10.9.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 1.12-19.1
1.12-19.1
libplist
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.12-3.11.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5209 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Libimobiledevice Libplist, published January 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.85%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in libplist 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1.

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