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CVE-2009-1255 at MITRE

Description

The process_stat function in (1) Memcached before 1.2.8 and (2) MemcacheDB 1.2.0 discloses (a) the contents of /proc/self/maps in response to a stats maps command and (b) memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the locations of memory regions, and defeat ASLR protection, by sending a command to the daemon's TCP port.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 501656

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE 10.3
  • memcached >= 1.2.2-11.2

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