#VU11194 Network amplification in memcached - CVE-2018-1000115
Published: March 21, 2018 / Updated: January 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11194
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000115
CWE-ID: CWE-406
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
memcached
memcached
Software vendor:
Memcached
Memcached
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.