# CVE-2016-8705: Multiple integer overflows in process\_bin\_update function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached b

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Memcached: 1.4.31

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in process_bin_update function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Memcached, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2820.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0059
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0220/

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