# CVE-2013-0179: The process\_bin\_delete function in memcached.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows rem

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The process_bin_delete function in memcached.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr.

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## References

- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054

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