What is the severity of CVE-2017-5835?

CVE-2017-5835 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disrupt service.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5835?

To fix CVE-2017-5835, update to the latest version of libplist where the vulnerability has been addressed.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-5835 enable?

CVE-2017-5835 enables attackers to perform a denial of service attack through large memory allocation resulting in crashes.

Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5835?

CVE-2017-5835 affects libplist as included in the libimobiledevice suite.

Can CVE-2017-5835 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-5835 can potentially be exploited remotely if the vulnerable software is exposed to untrusted input.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-5835

high

7.5

CWE

770

3/3/2017

3/10/2019

CVE-2017-5835

First published: Fri Mar 03 2017(Updated: )

libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libimobiledevice and libplist

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5835?
CVE-2017-5835 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disrupt service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5835?
To fix CVE-2017-5835, update to the latest version of libplist where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-5835 enable?
CVE-2017-5835 enables attackers to perform a denial of service attack through large memory allocation resulting in crashes.
Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5835?
CVE-2017-5835 affects libplist as included in the libimobiledevice suite.
Can CVE-2017-5835 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-5835 can potentially be exploited remotely if the vulnerable software is exposed to untrusted input.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5835?
CVE-2017-5835 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disrupt service.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5835?
To fix CVE-2017-5835, update to the latest version of libplist where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-5835 enable?
CVE-2017-5835 enables attackers to perform a denial of service attack through large memory allocation resulting in crashes.
Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5835?
CVE-2017-5835 affects libplist as included in the libimobiledevice suite.
Can CVE-2017-5835 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2017-5835 can potentially be exploited remotely if the vulnerable software is exposed to untrusted input.

CVE-2017-5835

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5835?

How do I fix CVE-2017-5835?

What type of attack does CVE-2017-5835 enable?

Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5835?

Can CVE-2017-5835 be exploited remotely?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5835?

How do I fix CVE-2017-5835?

What type of attack does CVE-2017-5835 enable?

Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5835?

Can CVE-2017-5835 be exploited remotely?