CVE-2017-12613: Buffer Overflow

Published Oct 24, 2017
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Updated

APR. Multiple issues in Perl were addressed with improved memory handling.

Other sources

When aprexptime() or aprosexptime() functions are invoked with an invalid month field value in Apache Portable Runtime APR 1.6.2 and prior, out of bounds memory may be accessed in converting this value to an aprtimeexpt value, potentially revealing the contents of a different static heap value or resulting in program termination, and may represent an information disclosure or denial of service vulnerability to applications which call these APR functions with unvalidated external input.

External References:

http://www.apache.org/dist/apr/Announcement1.x.html

Red Hat

When aprtimeexp() or aprosexptime() functions are invoked with an invalid month field value in Apache Portable Runtime APR 1.6.2 and prior, out of bounds memory may be accessed in converting this value to an aprtimeexpt value, potentially revealing the contents of a different static heap value or resulting in program termination, and may represent an information disclosure or denial of service vulnerability to applications which call these APR functions with unvalidated external input.

Credit

Craig Young(Tripwire VERT)

Affected Software

39 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/apr<1.6.3
1.6.3
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.1
10.14.1
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14
10.14
Apache Portable Runtime<1.7.0
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
redhat JBoss Core Services
redhat JBoss Core Services=1.0
redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server=3.0.0
redhat Software Collections=1.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=6.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.3
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.3
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=6.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.3
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.7
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
Microsoft cm1 apr 1.6.3-1

Event History

Oct 24, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Oct 26, 2017
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:34 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 1, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·11:10 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·11:10 PM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·11:10 PM
DescriptionSeverity

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2017-12613?

CVE-2017-12613 is a vulnerability in Apache Portable Runtime (APR) that allows for out of bounds memory access when certain functions are invoked with an invalid month field value.

2

How severe is CVE-2017-12613?

CVE-2017-12613 has a severity rating of high, with a severity value of 7.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2017-12613?

The vulnerability affects APR version 1.6.2 and prior. It also affects various versions of macOS Mojave, Apple High Sierra, Apple Sierra, Debian Linux, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Server, and Redhat Software Collections.

4

How can the CVE-2017-12613 vulnerability be fixed?

To fix the CVE-2017-12613 vulnerability, update Apache Portable Runtime to version 1.6.3.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-12613?

More information about CVE-2017-12613 can be found on the Apache website, the Red Hat Bugzilla page, and the Apache Subversion repository.

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