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CVE-2023-49582

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Lax permissions set by the Apache Portable Runtime library on Unix platforms would allow local users read access to named shared memory segments, potentially revealing sensitive application data. This issue does not affect non-Unix platforms, or builds with APR_USE_SHMEM_SHMGET=1 (apr.h) Users are recommended to upgrade to APR version 1.7.5, which fixes this issue.

How to fix

Remediation Available
aprDebian
Fixed in:1.7.2-3+deb12u1CVE-2023-49582
Fixed in:1.7.5-1CVE-2023-49582
Fixed in:1.7.5-1CVE-2023-49582
aprUbuntu
Fixed in:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-2
Fixed in:1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1USN-7038-1
libapr1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-2
Fixed in:1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2USN-7038-1
libapr1-devUbuntu
Fixed in:1.5.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-2
Fixed in:1.5.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.6.5-1ubuntu1.1USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.7.0-8ubuntu0.22.04.2USN-7038-1
Fixed in:1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1USN-7038-1
libapr1t64Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.7.2-3.1ubuntu0.1USN-7038-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2021-44521Critical9.155%-Fix
CVE-2018-13374Medium4.338%KEV + RansomFix
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