memcached up to 1.4.16 Verbose Mode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in memcached. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Verbose Mode. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-7291. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in memcached. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Verbose Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

The weakness was released 01/13/2014 as tps://c (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-7291 since 01/10/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72249 (Fedora 20 : memcached-1.4.17-1.fc20 (2014-0926)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167102 (OpenSuSE Security Update for memcached (openSUSE-SU-2014:0951-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90542), Tenable (72249), SecurityFocus (BID 64989†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44199†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-58199, VDB-62874, VDB-62579 and VDB-66065. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 72249
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : memcached-1.4.17-1.fc20 (2014-0926)
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OpenVAS ID: 867388
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for memcached FEDORA-2014-0926
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: memcached 1.4.1

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04/22/2014 +99 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +336 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tps://c
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-7291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-7291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66066
X-Force: 90542
SecurityFocus: 64989
Vulnerability Center: 44199 - memcached <1.4.17 Remote DoS Vulnerability by Triggering Unbounded Key Print (CVE-2013-7291), Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/31/2022 08:37
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/26/2017 03:36 (2), 01/31/2022 08:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:8C2:103

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