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.
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DLA-1163-1 | apr-util security update |
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EUVD-2017-4172 | 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. |
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USN-5737-1 | APR-util vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:43:56.405Z
Reserved: 2017-08-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-12618

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-24T01:29:02.030
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-12618


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