Vulnerability in Memcached
CVE-2011-4971
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large body length value in a packet.
EPSS: 0.223 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Memcached — versions 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-4971?
- CVE-2011-4971 is a vulnerability in Memcached, classified under CWE-189. Published 2013-12-12.
- Is CVE-2011-4971 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.