CVE-2017-12618

Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) 1.6.0 and prior fail to validate the integrity of SDBM database files used by apr_sdbm*() functions, resulting in a possible out of bound read access. A local user with write access to the database can make a program or process using these functions crash, and cause a denial of service.

Score

CVSS 3.0 4.7 Medium

Status

Modified - security@apache.org

Published

2017-10-24

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Portable Runtime Utility (Apache)
• Apache Portable Runtime (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%4…
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101558
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html