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RHEL 6 / 7 : apr (RHSA-2018:1253)
high Nessus Plugin ID 109391
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for apr.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:1253 advisory.The Apache Portable Runtime (APR) is a portability library used by the Apache HTTP Server and other projects. It provides a free library of C data structures and routines.
Security Fix(es):
* apr: Out-of-bounds array deref in apr_time_exp*() functions (CVE-2017-12613)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL apr package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:1253.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?29888df3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1253
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 109391
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-1253.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/27/2018
Updated: 11/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.6
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12613
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:apr, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:apr-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:6.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.7, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12613