Out-of-bounds Read Affecting apache/apr-util package, versions [0,1.6.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APACHEAPRUTIL-2367196
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Oct 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Oct 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade apache/apr-util to version 1.6.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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