CVE-2011-4971
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) process_bin_sasl_auth, (2) process_bin_complete_sasl_auth, (3) process_bin_update, and (4) process_bin_append_prepend functions in Memcached 1.4.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large body length value in a packet.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://insecurety.net/?p=872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56183
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2832
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:280
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59567
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2080-1
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=192
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4971
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.