CVE-2017-12618 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) versions 1.6.0 and prior. It stems from a failure to validate the integrity of SDBM database files, which can be exploited by a local user with write access to the database. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a low-privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service with high impact, though the attack complexity is high. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime_utility:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime_utility:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime_utility:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime_utility:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime_utility:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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