CVE-2017-9951 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting memcached versions prior to 1.4.39. It allows remote attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and heap-based buffer over-read by sending a specially crafted add/set key request, stemming from an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8705. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and without user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.38CPE 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:N/I:N/A:H
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