CVE-2016-8705 describes multiple integer overflows in the process_bin_update function of Memcached, allowing for heap overflow and potential remote code execution. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/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.