CVE-2017-12618

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Portable Runtime1.6.0 and prior

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 24, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-12618: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix