CVE-2016-8704
Memcached Heap Overflow RCE
Description
An integer overflow in the process_bin_append_prepend function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 6, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 19, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0059 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2820.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0219/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0219/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Technical Description, Exploit Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:1.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8704 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8704
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
86.73 }} -1.54%
score
0.98507
percentile