# CVE-2023-46853: In Memcached before 1.6.22, an off-by-one error exists when processing proxy requests in proxy mode, if \\n is used instead of \\r\\n.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-27 · Updated: 2024-09-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Memcached before 1.6.22, an off-by-one error exists when processing proxy requests in proxy mode, if \n is used instead of \r\n.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/compare/1.6.21...1.6.22
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/6987918e9a3094ec4fc8976f01f769f624d790fa

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