CVE-2013-7290
The do_item_get function in items.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.93%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The do_item_get function in items.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.8 LOWAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.93% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- memcached/memcached
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64988
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306Exploit, Patch
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64988
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306Exploit, Patch
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.