Version 2.0.0

Changes :

  - New light-weight custom XML parser

  - Remove libxml2 dependency

  - Refactor binary plist parsing

  - Improved malformed XML and binary plist detection and     error handling

  - Add parser debug/error output (when compiled with
    --enable-debug), controlled via environment variables

  - Fix unicode character handling

  - Add PLIST_IS_* helper macros for the different node     types

  - Extend date/time range and date conversion issues

  - Add plist_is_binary() and plist_from_memory() functions     to the interface

  - Plug several memory leaks

  - Speed improvements for handling large plist files

Includes security fixes for :

  - CVE-2017-6440

  - CVE-2017-6439

  - CVE-2017-6438

  - CVE-2017-6437

  - CVE-2017-6436

  - CVE-2017-6435

  - CVE-2017-5836

  - CVE-2017-5835

  - CVE-2017-5834

  - CVE-2017-5545

  - CVE-2017-5209

... and several others that didn't receive any CVE (yet).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for libplist fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-5209: The base64decode function in libplist     allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from     process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer     over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data     (bsc#1019531).

  - CVE-2017-5545: The main function in plistutil.c in     libimobiledevice libplist allowed 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. (bsc#1021610).

  - CVE-2017-5836: A type inconsistency in bplist.c was     fixed. (bsc#1023807)

  - CVE-2017-5835: A memory allocation error leading to DoS     was fixed. (bsc#1023822)

  - CVE-2017-5834: A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node     was fixed. (bsc#1023848)

  - CVE-2017-6440: Ensure that sanity checks work on 32-bit     platforms. (bsc#1029631)

  - CVE-2017-7982: Add some safety checks, backported from     upstream (bsc#1035312). 

  - CVE-2017-5836: A maliciously crafted file could cause     the application to crash. (bsc#1023807).

  - CVE-2017-5835: Malicious crafted file could cause     libplist to allocate large amounts of memory and consume     lots of CPU (bsc#1023822) 

  - CVE-2017-5834: Maliciou crafted file could cause a heap     buffer overflow or segmentation fault (bsc#1023848) This     update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update     update project.

According to the versions of the libplist package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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.(CVE-2017-5209)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-6440)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2017-6440)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

This update for libplist fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-5209: The base64decode function in libplist     allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from     process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer     over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data     (bsc#1019531).

  - CVE-2017-5545: The main function in plistutil.c in     libimobiledevice libplist allowed 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. (bsc#1021610).

  - CVE-2017-5836: A type inconsistency in bplist.c was     fixed. (bsc#1023807)

  - CVE-2017-5835: A memory allocation error leading to DoS     was fixed. (bsc#1023822)

  - CVE-2017-5834: A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node     was fixed. (bsc#1023848)

  - CVE-2017-6440: Ensure that sanity checks work on 32-bit     platforms. (bsc#1029631)

  - CVE-2017-7982: Add some safety checks, backported from     upstream (bsc#1035312).

  - CVE-2017-5836: A maliciously crafted file could cause     the application to crash. (bsc#1023807).

  - CVE-2017-5835: Malicious crafted file could cause     libplist to allocate large amounts of memory and consume     lots of CPU (bsc#1023822)

  - CVE-2017-5834: Maliciou crafted file could cause a heap     buffer overflow or segmentation fault (bsc#1023848)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

- Update to upstream 2.0.0

  - Fixes the following CVEs plus others

  - CVE-2017-6440 CVE-2017-6439 CVE-2017-6438 CVE-2017-6437     CVE-2017-6436 CVE-2017-6435 CVE-2017-5836 CVE-2017-5835     CVE-2017-5834 CVE-2017-5545 CVE-2017-5209

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for libplist fixes the following security issues :

  - CVE-2017-5545: The main function in plistutil.c in     libimobiledevice libplist allowed 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. (bsc#1021610).

  - CVE-2017-5209: 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. (bsc#1019531)

  - CVE-2017-5836: A type inconsistency in bplist.c was     fixed. (bsc#1023807)

  - CVE-2017-5835: A memory allocation error leading to DoS     was fixed. (bsc#1023822)

  - CVE-2017-5834: A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node     was fixed (bsc#1023848)

  - CVE-2017-7982: Denial of service (heap-based buffer     over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist     file (bsc#1035312)

  - CVE-2017-6440: A specially crafted plist file could lead     to denial of service (bsc#1029631)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the libplist package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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.(CVE-2017-5209)

  - The base64encode function in base64.c in     libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a     crafted plist file.(CVE-2017-6437)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-6440)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

New libplist packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
100188	Fedora 25 : libplist (2017-4047180cd3)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	5/16/2017	1/11/2021	critical
100502	openSUSE Security Update : libplist (openSUSE-2017-627)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/30/2017	1/19/2021	critical
153329	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : libplist (EulerOS-SA-2021-2399)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/14/2021	11/30/2023	critical
221419	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-6440	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	9/5/2025	medium
100374	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libplist (SUSE-SU-2017:1379-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/24/2017	1/6/2021	critical
101732	Fedora 26 : libplist (2017-d8173aacff)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/17/2017	1/6/2021	critical
100354	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libplist (SUSE-SU-2017:1368-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/23/2017	1/6/2021	critical
149170	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : libplist (EulerOS-SA-2021-1812)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	4/30/2021	1/2/2024	critical
100187	Fedora 24 : libplist (2017-3849af4477)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	5/16/2017	1/11/2021	critical
104641	Slackware 14.2 / current : libplist (SSA:2017-320-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	11/17/2017	11/14/2025	critical

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