vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-8704: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 6, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An integer overflow in the process_bin_append_prepend function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-memcached
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