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CVE-2016-8706
An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary…
High8.1EPSS 45.7%
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- talos
Description
An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.7% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
- integer overflow
- CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (6)
- GLSA-201701-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-3704 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2819 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 94083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1037333 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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