CVE-2017-6439: Libplist Project Libplist

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist file.

Affected products

• Libplist Project Libplist: version 1.12 only

Published 2017-03-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.