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.
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
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- memcached/memcached
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 45.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.