Vulnerability identifier: #VU15618

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12618

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Portable Runtime
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Apache Foundation

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.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.6.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Portable Runtime: 1.5.0 - 1.6.2

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External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/12489f2e4a9f9d390235c16298aca0d20658789de80d553513977f13%40%3Ca...

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.