Memcached 1.5.16 Unix Socket memcached.c conn_to_str memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Memcached 1.5.16. Affected by this issue is the function conn_to_str of the file memcached.c of the component Unix Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Stack-based). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/30/2019 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-15026 since 08/13/2019. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/31/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.1
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Class: Memory corruption / Stack-based (CWE-119)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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08/13/2019 CVE assigned
08/30/2019 +17 days Advisory disclosed
08/31/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
08/31/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: github.com
Status: Unconfirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-15026 (🔒)

Created: 08/31/2019 07:43 AM
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