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CVE-2018-1000127
memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and…
High7.5EPSS 2.3%
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Description
memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and deadlocks due to items existing in hash table being reused from free list. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the memcached service. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.37 and later.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- RHSA-2018:2290 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180329 [SECURITY] [DLA 1329-1] memcached security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/a8c4a82787b8b6c256d61bd5c42fb7f92d1bae00 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3601-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1437 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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