#VU9477 Out-of-bounds read in Apache Portable Runtime and APR-iconv - CVE-2017-12613

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9477

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12613

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

APR-iconv: 1.0.0 - 1.2.1

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External links
https://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.