CVE-2016-8706

Published: Jan 6, 2017Modified: May 6, 2026

8.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Memcached: Memcached

Memcached

1 product

Memcached

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Memcached Memcached	Up to 1.4.31

Related CWEs

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

References (12)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3704

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94083

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037333

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0221/

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-12

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2819.html