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CVE-2013-0179

The process_bin_delete function in memcached.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0179 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from memcached organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-01-13T21:55:05.183

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.8 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.2

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.4	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.5	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.6	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.7	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.8	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.9	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.10	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.11	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.12	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.13	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.14	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.15	Yes
Application	memcached	memcached	1.4.16	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/56183 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096 ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/56183 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/4 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/14/6 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64978 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895054 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/attachmentText?id=306&aid=3060004000&name=0001-Fix-buffer-overrun-when-logging-key-to-delete-in-bin.patch&token=3GEzHThBL5cxmUrsYANkW03RrNY%3A1358179503096 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For memcached's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.