Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-46852
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the memcached package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Memcached before 1.6.22, a buffer overflow exists when processing multiget requests in proxy mode, if there are many spaces after the "get" substring.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | memcached | 1.6.18-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46852 |
| Debian:13 | memcached | 1.6.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46852 |
| Debian:14 | memcached | 1.6.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46852 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | memcached | 1.6.14-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6476-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | memcached | 1.6.14-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46852 |