CVE-2016-8705

critical
Published 2017-01-06 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Multiple integer overflows in process_bin_update function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8705

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8705.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-1

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed1.4.32-1
debian debianbookwormfixed1.4.33-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.4.33-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.4.33-1
debian debiansidfixed1.4.33-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.4.33-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
memcachedmemcached{"endIncluding":"1.4.31"}

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.