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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
19.85% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-MEMCACHEDDEVEL-2509749
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Jan 2017

Introduced: 6 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-8705  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 memcached-devel to version 0:1.4.4-3.el6_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2820.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflows in process_bin_update 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.