Description
memcached.c in memcached before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a long line that triggers excessive memory allocation. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/input_validation_vulnerability_in_memcached
- http://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=102Exploit
- http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/75cc83685e103bc8ba380a57468c8f04413033f9Patch
- http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/d9cd01ede97f4145af9781d448c62a3318952719Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127074597129559&w=2Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075341110616&w=2Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075808518733&w=2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39306Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0442
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/input_validation_vulnerability_in_memcached
- http://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=102Exploit
- http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/75cc83685e103bc8ba380a57468c8f04413033f9Patch
- http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/d9cd01ede97f4145af9781d448c62a3318952719Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127074597129559&w=2Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075341110616&w=2Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075808518733&w=2Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39306Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0442
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 12, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified