ID:69 - Exploit for Buffer access with incorrect length value in memcached - CVE-2011-4971

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:69 - Exploit for Buffer access with incorrect length value in memcached - CVE-2011-4971

ID:69 - Exploit for Buffer access with incorrect length value in memcached - CVE-2011-4971

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11318
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4971
CWE-ID: CWE-805
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
memcached

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions due to a large body length value in a packet. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.