memcached version prior to 1.4.37 contains an Integer Overflow vulnerability in items.c:item_free() that can result in data corruption and deadlocks due to items existing in hash table being reused from free list. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the memcached service. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.37 and later.
CVE-2018-1000127
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 82%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 13, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2290
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/a8c4a82787b8b6c256d61bd5c42fb7f92d1bae00
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/271
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1437
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00031.html
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3601-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4218
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2290
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/a8c4a82787b8b6c256d61bd5c42fb7f92d1bae00
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/271
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1437
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00031.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3601-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4218
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | memcached (1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4) @ xenial | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | memcached-0:1.4.39-2.el7ost | 2018-07-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | — | 1.5.0-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | — | 1.5.0-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | — | 1.5.0-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | — | 1.5.0-1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | 1.4.13-0.2, 1.4.13-0.2+deb7u1, 1.4.13-0.2+deb7u2, 1.4.13-0.2+deb7u3 | 1.4.13-0.2+deb7u4 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | 1.4.21-1.1, 1.4.21-1.1+deb8u1 | 1.4.21-1.1+deb8u2 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| memcached | 1.4.33-1 | 1.4.33-1+deb9u1 | — |
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