CVE-2020-10931 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Memcached versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the Memcached daemon by sending a specially crafted binary protocol header. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. While the EPSS score indicates a low probability of exploitation, there is no public exploit code, Metasploit module, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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