USN-8792-1: Memcached vulnerability
A Memcached vulnerability in ASCII authentication could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
A vulnerability in Memcached was discovered where incorrect handling of ASCII authentication could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service crash. Ubuntu has issued a security notice (USN-8792-1) for the flaw. The vulnerability is in the software's authentication process, not its core caching function.
- Memcached flaw in ASCII authentication can cause denial of service.
- Ubuntu has released a security notice for the vulnerability.
From the original article
It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled ASCII authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
ubuntu.com
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