CVE-2016-8704

NameCVE-2016-8704
DescriptionAn integer overflow in the process_bin_append_prepend function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-701-1, DSA-3704-1
Debian Bugs842811

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
memcached (PTS)bullseye1.6.9+dfsg-1fixed
bookworm1.6.18-1fixed
sid, trixie1.6.33-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
memcachedsourcewheezy1.4.13-0.2+deb7u2DLA-701-1
memcachedsourcejessie1.4.21-1.1+deb8u1DSA-3704-1
memcachedsource(unstable)1.4.33-1842811

Notes

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0219/
upstream fix https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/bd578fc34b96abe0f8d99c1409814a09f51ee71c

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