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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-701-1 memcached security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3704-1 memcached security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3120-1 Memcached vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.304Z

Reserved: 2016-10-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8706

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-06T21:59:01.853

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8706

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8706 - Bugzilla

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