Out-of-bounds Read Affecting apr-util package, versions *
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- published24 Oct 2017
- disclosed24 Oct 2017
Introduced: 24 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-12618 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:9 apr-util.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apr-util package and not the apr-util package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12618
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101558
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12618