CVE-2016-8706

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MemcachedMemcached1.4.31

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 6, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8706: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix