CVE-2009-2415 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple integer overflows in memcached 1.1.12 and 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving length attributes that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.

Published: 2009-08-10

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 12.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:memcachedb:memcached:1.1.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:memcachedb:memcached:1.2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1853-1	New memcached packages fix arbitrary code execution

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/56906
http://secunia.com/advisories/36133
http://secunia.com/advisories/37729
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/memcached/memcached_1.1.12-1+etch1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/memcached/memcached_1.2.2-1+lenny1.diff.gz
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1853
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35989
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00836.html

History

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Subscriptions

Memcachedb Memcached

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-08-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.675Z

Reserved: 2009-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2415

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-10T18:30:00.327

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2415

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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