Out-of-bounds Read Affecting apr-util package, versions <1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-APRUTIL-340296
  • published24 Oct 2017
  • disclosed24 Oct 2017

Introduced: 24 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-12618  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 apr-util to version 1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.