CVE request: usbmuxd 1.0.7 "receive_packet()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

[Kurt Seifried <kseifried () redhat com>]

rigan has reported a vulnerability in usbmuxd, which potentially can be
exploited by malicious people with physical access to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"receive_packet()" function (libusbmuxd/libusbmuxd.c) when processing a
property list containing an overly long "SerialNumber" field, which can
be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code, but
requires that the attacker is able to connect a malicious USB device.

https://secunia.com/advisories/47545/
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399409

source code commit:
http://git.marcansoft.com/?p=usbmuxd.git;a=commitdiff;h=f794991993af56a74795891b4ff9da506bc893e6

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-- Kurt Seifried / Red Hat Security Response Team