CVE-2016-8704 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2820.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333 http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0219/ https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0059 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8