USN-5737-1

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    USN-5737-1

    Published: 23 Nov 2022Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: apr-util vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that APR-util did not properly handle memory when using SDBM database files. A local attacker with write access to the database can make a program or process using these functions crash, and cause a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5737-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12618

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apr-util

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/apr-util?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    1.5.2-1
    1.5.2-1build1
    1.5.2-2ubuntu1
    1.5.3-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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