CVE-2016-8706

moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-06

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.

Do I need to act?

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51.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 48% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal