Information disclosure in Apache Portable Runtime - CVE-2017-12618
Published: October 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15618
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12618
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Portable Runtime
Apache Portable Runtime
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds array dereference in the apr_time_exp_get() function. A remote attacker can access prior out-of-bounds memory, reveal the contents of a different static heap value and read arbitrary files or cause the application to crash.
The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds array dereference in the apr_time_exp_get() function. A remote attacker can access prior out-of-bounds memory, reveal the contents of a different static heap value and read arbitrary files or cause the application to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12618
Update to version 1.6.3.