What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-0179?

CVE-2013-0179 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.8 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-0179?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-0179. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.3%.

Memcached CVE-2013-0179

LOW

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-01-13 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memcached

1.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

1.8 LOW

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 13, 2014 - 21:55 cve.org

LOW 1.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.8). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Memcached. Version information: before 1.4.17.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.