CVE-2016-8706
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8706
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-06T21:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-04-19T20:15:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.4.31 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8706 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8706 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:00:28 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:43:15 | 2017-01-06T21:59Z | 2017-01-06T21:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:43:15 | 2022-04-19T20:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:43:15 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |