Is CVE-2017-5836 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5836 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5836?

CVE-2017-5836 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5836?

CVE-2017-5836 has an EPSS score of 2.66% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5836?

Upgrade libplist on debian 11 to 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5836

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.

CWE-415

How to fix

Remediation Available

libplistDebian

Fixed in:1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1CVE-2017-5836

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.