vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-12618)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 24, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 24, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
APR-util 1.6.0 and prior failed 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-12618
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-12618
- URL-http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101558
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html
- URL-https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-33
- CWE-125
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