CVE-2017-12618

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 24% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: October 24, 2017 (3125 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-125

Affected Products

apache portable runtime utility

References

🔗 mail-archives.apache.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 lists.debian.org 🔗 mail-archives.apache.org