CVE-2010-1152

Publication date 12 April 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

memcached.c in memcached before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a long line that triggers excessive memory allocation. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
memcached 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.4.2-1ubuntu2
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

1.4.2-1ubuntu1 in Lucid only has a partial fix (the first patch)

Patch details

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Package Patch details
memcached