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
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-4971 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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