CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5835
libplist: CVE-2017-5835
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.93% · Oct 25, 2026
libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libplist | sid | 2.7.0+git20250820-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libplist | forky | 2.7.0+git20250820-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libplist | trixie | 2.6.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libplist | bookworm | 2.2.0-6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libplist | 16.04 | 1.12-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libplist | 16.04 | 1.12-3.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libplist | source | sid | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854000] |
| Debian | libplist | source | forky | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854000] |
| Debian | libplist | source | trixie | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854000] |
| Debian | libplist | source | bookworm | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [854000] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libplist3]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [libplist++3v5]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [libplist++-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [libplist-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [libplist-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [libplist-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
- [python3-plist]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.2.0-6+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
2.2.0-6+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · bookworm; dsa · libplist · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libplist++-2.0-4]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [libplist-2.0-4]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [libplist++-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [libplist-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [libplist-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [libplist-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
- [python3-plist]Fixed
Source package: [libplist]
Details (2)
2.6.0-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
2.6.0-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1dsa · libplist · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_1368-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5835]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5835]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5835]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-5835.json]
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