memcached up to 1.4.2 memcached.c input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in memcached. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file memcached.c. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1152. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in memcached. Affected is an unknown code block of the file memcached.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

memcached.c in memcached before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a long line that triggers excessive memory allocation. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 04/12/2010 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1152. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45579 (memcached No Newline Memory Consumption DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165223 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:012)).

Upgrading to version 0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33850), Tenable (45579), SecurityFocus (BID 39577†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023839†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25514†). Similar entries are available at VDB-52021, VDB-50356, VDB-52226 and VDB-52111. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 45579
Nessus Name: memcached No Newline Memory Consumption DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 901103
OpenVAS Name: Memcached Denial of service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: memcached 0.0.1

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10/27/2009 🔍
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03/29/2010 +152 days 🔍
04/12/2010 +14 days 🔍
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04/20/2010 +8 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1789 days 🔍
10/29/2024 +3512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52680
SecurityFocus: 39577 - memcached Memory Consumption Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023839
Vulnerability Center: 25514 - Memcached Prior to 1.4.3 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Long Line, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 10/29/2024 03:29
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/23/2017 10:31 (8), 09/07/2021 15:03 (5), 07/29/2024 15:29 (16), 10/29/2024 03:29 (13)
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