CVE-2010-1152

Public Exploit

Description

memcached.c in memcached before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang or crash) via a long line that triggers excessive memory allocation. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.72% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075341110616&w=2 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/39306 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/d9cd01ede97f4145af9781d448c62a3318952719 patch
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/input_validation_vulnerability_in_memcached
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127074597129559&w=2 mailing list patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0442 vdb entry
http://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/75cc83685e103bc8ba380a57468c8f04413033f9 patch
http://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=102 exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127075808518733&w=2 mailing list patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023839 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1152?
CVE-2010-1152 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1152?
To fix CVE-2010-1152, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1152 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1152 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.