CVE-2013-0179
Description
The process_bin_delete function in memcached.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.4.13-0.2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.4.13-0.2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.4.13-0.2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.4.13-0.2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.4.13-0.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.4 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.5 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.6 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.7 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.8 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.9 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.10 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.11 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.12 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.13 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.14 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.15 | |
| memcached | memcached | 1.4.16 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0179
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.