MemcacheDB Memcached up to 1.2.1 ps Command process_stat information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in MemcacheDB Memcached up to 1.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function process_stat of the component ps Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The process_stat function in (1) Memcached before 1.2.8 and (2) MemcacheDB 1.2.0 discloses (a) the contents of /proc/self/maps in response to a stats maps command and (b) memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the locations of memory regions, and defeat ASLR protection, by sending a command to the daemon s TCP port.

The bug was discovered 04/28/2009. The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2009 by Joe Testa as tp://co (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1255 since 04/07/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38683 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : memcached (MDVSA-2009:105)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50221) and Tenable (38683). The entries 3516, 48000, 47513 and 50835 are pretty similar.

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Nessus ID: 38683
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : memcached (MDVSA-2009:105)
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OpenVAS ID: 66513
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-12552 (memcached)
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Upgrade: Memcached 0.0.1

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Advisory: tp://co
Researcher: Joe Testa
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CVE: CVE-2009-1255 (🔍)
X-Force: 50221
SecurityTracker: 1022140
Vulnerability Center: 21852 - Memcached < 1.2.8 and MemcacheDB 1.2.0 Memory Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34756 - Memcached and MemcacheDB ASLR Information Disclosure Weakness
Secunia: 34915
OSVDB: 54127 - Memcached / MemcacheDB stats maps Command Remote Information Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2009-1196

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 16:18
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (91), 09/02/2019 16:18 (2)
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