CVE-2018-1000127
memcached: Integer Overflow in items.c:item_free()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 27, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and deadlocks due to items existing in hash table being reused from free list. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the memcached service. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.37 and later.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound