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CVE-2013-7239

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201406-13

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

memcached before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an invalid request with SASL credentials, then sending another request with incorrect SASL credentials.

memcached anterior 1.4.17 permite a atacantes remotos evadir la autenticación mediante el envío de una petición inválida con credenciales SASL, luego enviar otra petición con credenciales SASL incorrectas.

Stefan Bucur discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain large body lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Jeremy Sowden discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled logging certain details when the -vv option was used. An attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service. It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled SASL authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass SASL authentication completely. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04 and Ubuntu 13.10. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-12-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-01-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Memcached
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Memcached
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<= 1.4.16
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.0
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-
Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.1
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-
Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.2
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.3
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.4
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-
Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.5
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.6
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.7
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.8
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.9
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.10
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.11
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.12
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.13
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.14
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Affected
Memcached
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Memcached
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1.4.15
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Affected