memcached: remote DoS (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key
Published Jan 13, 2014
1.8
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.93%
Description
The do_item_get function in items.c in memcached 1.4.4 and other versions before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key, which does not account for the lack of a null terminator in the key and triggers a buffer over-read when printing to stderr, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
- 1.4.11
- 1.4.12
- 1.4.13
- 1.4.14
- 1.4.15
- 1.4.16
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
memcached
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
memcached
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
memcached
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | memcached | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | memcached | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | memcached | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 59.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 55.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 41.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 76.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 74.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 71.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64988 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7290 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052863 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7290
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7290
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64988 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7290 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052863 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.google.com/p/memcached/issues/detail?id=306 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://code.google.com/p/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes1417 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7290 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7290 |
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