CVE-2013-0179

memcached < 1.4.17 - Denial of Service via Verbose Mode Key Deletion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The process_bin_delete function in memcached.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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054

Scores

EPSS 0.0150
EPSS Percentile 71.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (13)
memcached/memcached 1.4.4
memcached/memcached 1.4.5
memcached/memcached 1.4.6
memcached/memcached 1.4.7
memcached/memcached 1.4.8
memcached/memcached 1.4.9
memcached/memcached 1.4.10
memcached/memcached 1.4.11
memcached/memcached 1.4.12
memcached/memcached 1.4.13
... and 3 more
Published Jan 13, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026