Buffer access with incorrect length value in memcached - CVE-2011-4971
Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11318
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4971
CWE-ID: CWE-805
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Memcached
Affected software:
memcached
memcached
Detailed 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4971
Install update from vendor's website.