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CVE-2018-1000115

Published: Mar 5, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
88.4%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Memcached version 1.5.5 contains an Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification, CWE-406) vulnerability in the UDP support of the memcached server that can result in denial of service via network flood (traffic amplification of 1:50,000 has been reported by reliable sources). This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to port 11211 UDP. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.6 due to the disabling of the UDP protocol by default.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

memcached
oss-project
memcachedMixed
Databases / cache-message-queue
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
openstackOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:2140
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1593
access.redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3588-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
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