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CVE-2011-4971
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4)…
Medium5.0EPSS 22.3%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.3% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://insecurety.net/?p=872 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:280 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2080-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 59567 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4971 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2832 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 56183 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .