CVE-2020-10931

Public Exploit

Description

Memcached 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted binary protocol header to try_read_command_binary in memcached.c.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.29% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/629 exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/02c6a2b62ddcb6fa4569a591d3461a156a636305 patch third party advisory
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes162 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10931?
CVE-2020-10931 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10931?
To fix CVE-2020-10931, 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-2020-10931 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-10931 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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