Vulnerability CVE-2017-12618
Published: 2017-10-23   Modified: 2017-10-24

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-125

 (Out-of-bounds Read)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
1.9/10
2.9/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Apache -> Portable runtime utility 

 References:
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
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html
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