CVE-2017-12618

LOW

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.

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-10-24

Updated: 2018-10-31

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.4

Severity: LOW

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 1

Severity: MEDIUM