Memcached Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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  3. Memcached Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
This host is running Memcached and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause denial of service. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Memcached version 1.4.17 or later, For updates refer to http://memcached.org
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in handling of a specially crafted packet, that results to the Memcached segfault and essentially die.
Affected
Memcached version 1.4.15 and prior.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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