CVE-2023-46853 is a critical off-by-one error in Memcached versions prior to 1.6.22, specifically affecting its proxy mode when processing requests using '\n' instead of '\r\n'. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a critical severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.6.22CPE 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:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
CVE-2023-46853
Jun 11, 2024memcached: off-by-one error when processing proxy requests in proxy mode
Oct 27, 2023In Memcached before 1.6.22 an off-by-one error exists when processing proxy requests in proxy mode if \n is used instead of \r\n.
Oct 10, 2023