Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting memcached-devel package, versions <0:1.4.4-3.el6_8.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
83.17% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-MEMCACHEDDEVEL-2136472
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Oct 2016

Introduced: 31 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8704  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 memcached-devel to version 0:1.4.4-3.el6_8.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream memcached-devel package and not the memcached-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow in the process_bin_append_prepend function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.