Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106981
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Memcached < 1.4.39 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Memcached is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Memcached is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The try_read_command function in memcached.c in memcached allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to add/set a key, which makes a comparison between signed and unsigned int and triggers a heap-based buffer over-read. Affected Software/OS: Memcached version prior to 1.4.39. Solution: Update to version 1.4.39 or later. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9951 BugTraq ID: 99874 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99874 Debian Security Information: DSA-4218 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4218 https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1439 https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=memcached/ubGWrkmrr4E/nrm1SeVJAQAJ https://www.twistlock.com/2017/07/13/cve-2017-9951-heap-overflow-memcached-server-1-4-38-twistlock-vulnerability-report/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3588-1/
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