VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8706
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.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 45.7%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 45.70% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- memcached/memcached
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.