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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.8/10
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306Exploit, Patch
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306Exploit, Patch
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 13, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified