CVE-2011-4971
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large body length value in a packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 22.32% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- memcached/memcached
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://insecurety.net/?p=872Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2832
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59567
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192Exploit, Patch
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4971
- http://insecurety.net/?p=872Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2832
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59567
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192Exploit, Patch
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4971
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.