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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108730
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Memcached 1.6.x < 1.6.2 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 remote DoS (segfault) flaw exists in the code used to parse
the binary protocol header that was introduced in 1.6.0.

Affected Software/OS:
Memcached versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.2.

Solution:
Update to version 1.6.2 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-2020-10931
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/02c6a2b62ddcb6fa4569a591d3461a156a636305
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/629
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes162
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