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CVE-2016-8706

Published: Jan 6, 2017

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.1

HIGH

Description

An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

VendorProductVersions

Memcached

Memcached

affected
1.4.31

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GLSA-201701-12
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3704
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2016:2819
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
94083
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1037333
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK

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