apr-util: Out-of-bounds access in corrupted SDBM database
Published Oct 24, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.60%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 1.6.0 and priorStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Portable Runtime | n/a |
|
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.10
- 0.9.11
- 0.9.12
- 0.9.13
- 0.9.14
- 0.9.15
- 0.9.16
- 0.9.17
- 0.9.18
- 0.9.19
- 0.9.20
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.13
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.13
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
apr-util
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
apr-util
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
apr-util
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Core Services
jbcs-httpd24-apr-util
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
httpd
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
httpd
Under investigation
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3
httpd
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3
apr-util
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | apr-util | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | apr-util | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | apr-util | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | jbcs-httpd24-apr-util | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | httpd | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | httpd | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 3 | httpd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | apr-util | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 46.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 43.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 26.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 61.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 60.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 58.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.16% (0.01164) | 34.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 50.17th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 49.66th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 76.74th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/Announcement1.x.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101558 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12618 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1506532 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12618
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12618
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCACsi252POs4toeJJciwg09_eu2cO3XFg%3DUqsPjXsfjDoeC3-UQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/Announcement1.x.html | ||
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101558 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12618 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1506532 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00006.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12618 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12618 |
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