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    CVE-2011-4971

    Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large body length value in a packet.

    Published:May 15, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 12, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.53158
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Memcached
    Product
    Memcached

    Exploits

    http://insecurety.net/?p=872https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192http://insecurety.net/?p=872https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High