1.8
LOW
CVE-2013-7291
Memcached Denial of Service vulnerability
Description

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2014, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 25, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-7291 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Memcached memcached
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-7291.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64989
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306 Exploit Patch
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 Patch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-7291 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-7291 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64989 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} 0.00%

score

0.71529

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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