CVE-2017-12618

NameCVE-2017-12618
DescriptionApache 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1163-1
Debian Bugs879996

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
apr-util (PTS)buster1.6.1-4fixed
buster (security)1.6.1-4+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye1.6.1-5+deb11u1fixed
trixie, bookworm1.6.3-1fixed
sid1.6.3-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
apr-utilsourcewheezy1.4.1-3+deb7u1DLA-1163-1
apr-utilsource(unstable)1.6.1-1low879996

Notes

[stretch] - apr-util <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - apr-util <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
https://github.com/apache/apr/commit/f672b565c825c34de9ee298b5bdc62c01cdd6147

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