SB2018082908 - Red Hat update for Memcached
Published: August 29, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018082908
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Network amplification (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000115)
CWE-ID: CWE-406 - Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct DDoS amplification attack against the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient control of network message volume. A remote attacker can scan for affected, insecure Memcached servers via UDP port 11211,spoof UDP packets, send a specially crafted request, trigger a response and conduct DDoS amplification attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.