Memcached up to 1.4.5 numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Memcached up to 1.4.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 12/12/2013 by infodox as 192 (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4971 since 12/23/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71780 (Debian DSA-2832-1 : memcached - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195811 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Memcached Vulnerabilities (USN-2080-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83915), Tenable (71780), SecurityFocus (BID 59567†), Secunia (SA56183†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42448†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66064 and VDB-66063.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 71780
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2832-1 : memcached - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 702832
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2832-1 (memcached - several vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: memcached.rb
MetaSploit Name: Memcached Remote Denial of Service
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Advisory: 192
Researcher: infodox
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4971 (🔍)
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X-Force: 83915
SecurityFocus: 59567 - memcached Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 56183 - Debian update for memcached, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 42448 - Memcached <1.4.15 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted Packet, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 01/11/2022 03:48 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (72), 05/16/2017 04:35 AM (10), 01/11/2022 03:41 PM (3), 01/11/2022 03:48 PM (1)
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