CVE-2017-9951 (GCVE-0-2017-9951)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-17 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 17:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The try_read_command function in memcached.c in memcached before 1.4.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to add/set a key, which makes a comparison between signed and unsigned int and triggers a heap-based buffer over-read. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8705.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3588-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/Relea… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99874 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4218 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://www.twistlock.com/2017/07/13/cve-2017-995… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=m… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2017-07-17 00:00
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