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
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*KEV
Decision
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*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
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* 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
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/572 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64559 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 | 2018-03-25 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56183 | 2018-03-25 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2832 | 2018-03-25 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1 | 2018-03-25 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | <= 1.4.16 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version " <= 1.4.16" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.0 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.0" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.1 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.1" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.2 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.2" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.3 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.3" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.4 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.4" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.5 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.5" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.6 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.6" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.7 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.7" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.8 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.8" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.9 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.9" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.10 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.10" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.11 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.11" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.12 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.12" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.13 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.13" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.14 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.14" | - |
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| Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" | Memcached Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" | 1.4.15 Search vendor "Memcached" for product "Memcached" and version "1.4.15" | - |
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