[Pkg-gtkpod-devel] Bug#858055: libplist: CVE-2017-6440: Memory allocation error in parse_data_node

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libplist
Version: 1.11-3
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libplist.

CVE-2017-6440[0]:
| The parse_data_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist
| 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory
| allocation error) via a crafted plist file.

AFAICS, in src/pblist.c, still up to current sid version the
data->buff is unchecked.

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-2017-6440
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6440
[1] https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99

Regards,
Salvatore