CVE-2011-4971

Publication date 12 December 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large body length value in a packet.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
memcached	13.10 saucy	Fixed 1.4.14-0ubuntu4.1
	13.04 raring	Fixed 1.4.14-0ubuntu1.13.04.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1.4.14-0ubuntu1.12.10.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1.4.13-0ubuntu2.1
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

seth-arnold

memcached has zero security, ability to connect is already extremely dangerous; thus low

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
memcached	Upstream: 6695ccb

CVE-2011-4971

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seth-arnold

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