Security advisory

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  "id": "4a6bff1039b459729f08e781cd0ff317a070fccebf91f4166dbdd5f4c6ed825c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6435",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-6435",
    "summary": "The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-6435",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        }
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              "repo": "https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist",
              "type": "GIT",
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                  "fixed": "fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "1.12"
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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                    "range": [
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
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          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6435.json",
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                },
                "source": "https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56",
                "target": {
                  "file": "src/bplist.c"
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                "signature_type": "Line",
                "signature_version": "v1"
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                "id": "CVE-2017-6435-c2e66383",
                "digest": {
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                  "function_hash": "131114131073426878372943962157941285538"
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                "source": "https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56",
                "target": {
                  "file": "src/bplist.c",
                  "function": "parse_string_node"
                },
                "deprecated": false,
                "signature_type": "Function",
                "signature_version": "v1"
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            ],
            "vanir_signatures_modified": "2026-10-20T13:15:49Z"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T13:15:49.771592449Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html",
        "https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56",
        "https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/93"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-6435",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387418,
  "published_at": "2017-03-15T14:59:00.963+00:00"
}