VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8705

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability19.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-01-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references