CVE-2017-12618
apr-util - security update
4.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.92%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-12618
To remediate CVE-2017-12618, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.6.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.1-3+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12618 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.1-1
- from 0, < 1.4.1-3+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |