USN-3601-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3601-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3601-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3601-1
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Published
2018-03-19T18:53:06.579797Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:35Z
Summary
memcached vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled reusing certain items. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.14-0ubuntu4
1.4.14-0ubuntu8
1.4.14-0ubuntu9
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.1
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached",
            "binary_version": "1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000127"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.24-2ubuntu1
1.4.25-1ubuntu2
1.4.25-2ubuntu1
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.2
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached",
            "binary_version": "1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-1000127"
            }
        ]
    }
}