Out-of-bounds Read

Affecting apr-util package, versions *

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Overview

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.

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CVSS Score

4.7
low severity
  • Attack Vector
    Local
  • Attack Complexity
    High
  • Privileges Required
    Low
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE
CVE-2017-12618
CWE
CWE-125
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN9-APRUTIL-331345
Disclosed
24 Oct, 2017
Published
24 Oct, 2017