CVE-2016-8706 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.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-2016-0221/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1