CVE-2013-7290
memcached < 1.4.17 - Denial of Service via Verbose Mode Key Deletion
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64988
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306
Scores
EPSS
0.0093
EPSS Percentile
56.4%
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