Main
Vulnerability Database
Exploits
ID:5081 - Exploit for Network amplification in memcached - CVE-2018-1000115
ID:5081 - Exploit for Network amplification in memcached - CVE-2018-1000115
Published: January 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11194
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000115
CWE-ID: CWE-406
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
memcached
memcached
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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.
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
Update to version 1.5.6.