PT-2019-4903
CVE-2019-15026
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Published
2019-08-30
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Updated
2021-02-04
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
memcached version 1.5.16
Description
The issue is related to a stack-based buffer over-read in the
conn to str function in memcached.c. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
For memcached version 1.5.16, consider disabling the use of UNIX sockets as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the
conn to str function in memcached.c to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾