CVE-2016-8704

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

An integer overflow in the process_bin_append_prepend 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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
memcached 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.4.25-2ubuntu2.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.4.25-2ubuntu1.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.4.14-0ubuntu9.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.4.13-0ubuntu2.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
memcached

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H