CVE-2016-8706

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-10-31
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (memcached)	ELSA-2016-2819	2016-11-23