CVE-2011-4971

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    CVE-2011-4971

    Published: 12 Dec 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/56183, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2832, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:280, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1, http://insecurety.net/?p=872, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59567, https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4971

    Affected packages

    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
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