CVE-2017-12618
Public on 2017-10-24
Modified on 2017-12-06
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | apr-util | 2017-12-05 | ALAS-2017-929 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |