[Pkg-gtkpod-devel] Bug#852385: libplist: CVE-2017-5545

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libplist
Version: 1.11-3
Severity: important
Tags: upstream patch security fixed-upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libplist.

CVE-2017-5545[0]:
| The main function in plistutil.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 Apple
| Property List data that is too short.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5545
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5545
[1] https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87

Regards,
Salvatore