CVE-2020-10931

HIGH EPSS 97.9%
Published Mar 24, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 24, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Memcached 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted binary protocol header to try_read_command_binary in memcached.c.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
97.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
memcachedmemcached*≥1.6.0  –  <1.6.2

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/02c6a2b62ddcb6fa4569a591d3461a156a636305
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/629
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes162
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/02c6a2b62ddcb6fa4569a591d3461a156a636305
    PatchThird Party Advisory