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A vulnerability has been found in memcached and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

memcached before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an invalid request with SASL credentials, then sending another request with incorrect SASL credentials.

The weakness was shared 01/13/2014 as tps://c (Website). The advisory is shared for download at code.google.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-7239 since 12/30/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72212 (memcached < 1.4.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family General. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157319 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for memcached (ELSA-2016-2819)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90027), Tenable (72212), SecurityFocus (BID 64559†), Secunia (SA56183†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43124†). The entries VDB-58199, VDB-62874, VDB-62579 and VDB-66066 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• memcached

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9
• 1.4.10
• 1.4.11
• 1.4.12
• 1.4.13
• 1.4.14
• 1.4.15
• 1.4.16

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72212
Nessus Name: memcached < 1.4.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 702832
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2832-1 (memcached - several vulnerabilities
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: memcached 1.4.1

Timelineinfo

12/20/2013 🔍
12/20/2013 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2013 +10 days 🔍
01/02/2014 +3 days 🔍
01/13/2014 +11 days 🔍
01/13/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2014 +17 days 🔍
02/03/2014 +4 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +414 days 🔍
01/31/2022 +2505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tps://c
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2013-7239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-7239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66064

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 90027
SecurityFocus: 64559 - memcache SASL Authentication Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 56183 - Debian update for memcached, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43124 - Memcached Before 1.4.17 Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability via SASL Credentials, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 01/31/2022 08:32 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (70), 05/20/2017 10:16 AM (6), 01/31/2022 08:32 AM (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:5ED:40

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