CVE-2013-0179

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    CVE-2013-0179

    Published: 13 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The process_bin_delete function in memcached.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/56183, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096, https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417

    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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