Bug 2234997 (CVE-2020-22570)

Summary: CVE-2020-22570 memcached: NULL pointer dereference in process_mget_command function in memcached.c
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
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Fixed In Version: memcached 1.6.3 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A vulnerability was found in Memcached. This security issue appears as a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in memcached.c that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted meta-command.
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-25 21:14:09 UTC
Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted meta command.

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https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/636