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CVE-2017-5209· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from proces

The base64decode function in base64.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 split encoded Apple Property List data.

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 11, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.9% · 86th percentile
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Action score

37

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
libimobiledevicelibplist

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libimobiledevice libplistup to 1.12 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12libplistbefore 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.11.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
Debian:7libplistbefore 1.8-1+deb7u11.8-1+deb7u1
Debian:8libplistbefore 1.11-3+deb8u11.11-3+deb8u1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1libplistbefore 1.8-10.9.11.8-10.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2libplistbefore 1.12-19.11.12-19.1

Same product

libimobiledevice: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-10082UIKit0 libplist XML xplist.c plist_from_xml xml external entity reference
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5545The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process mem
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5836The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer n
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5835libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-7982Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice/libplist before 2017-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2017-5834The parse_dict_node function in bplist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via a
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:libplist1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:libplist1.8-10.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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