VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-46852
In Memcached before 1.6.22, a buffer overflow exists when processing multiget requests in proxy mode, if there are many spaces after the "get" substring.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.78%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Memcached before 1.6.22, a buffer overflow exists when processing multiget requests in proxy mode, if there are many spaces after the "get" substring.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- memcached/memcached
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/76a6c363c18cfe7b6a1524ae64202ac9db330767Patch
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/compare/1.6.21...1.6.22Release Notes
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/76a6c363c18cfe7b6a1524ae64202ac9db330767Patch
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/compare/1.6.21...1.6.22Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.