Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:35989

Info

Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35989
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-2415
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 07 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:31PM
Credit: Ronald Volgers
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Pardus Linux 2008 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Danga Interactive memcached 1.2.8
Danga Interactive memcached 1.2.7
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Memcached is prone to multiple heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges and compromise the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

Memcached Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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