THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-8706
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-8706

Memcached vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
45.7%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.
Affected vendor
Memcached
Affected product
Memcached
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2017-01-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 45.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-8706

  • Confirm whether Memcached Memcached is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-8706.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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