CVE

CVE-2016-8706

8.1

CVSShigh

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

Description

An integer overflow in process_bin_sasl_auth function in Memcached, which is responsible for authentication commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

memcached

Updated Sep 18, 2026View on NVD →

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CVE-2016-8706 Scanner - Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Memcached

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CVE-2016-8706 Scanner - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Memcached

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CVE history: memcached

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