CVE-2009-1494
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response...
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
CVE-2009-1494- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
CVE-2009-1494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1491 No score
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1491- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57m3-vpr5-77vh No score
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response...
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
GHSA-57m3-vpr5-77vh- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
CVE-2009-1494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1494 No score
The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10021-1 No score
memcached-1.4.33-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the memcached-1.4.33-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10021-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1494 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Memcachedb Memcached, published April 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in memcached 1.2.8-1.
References
code.google.com/p/memcachedb/source/browse/trunk/ChangeLog?spec=svn98&r=98
memcached.googlecode.com/files/memcached-1.2.8.tar.gz
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50444
groups.google.com/group/memcached/browse_thread/thread/ff96a9b88fb5d40e
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1494
github.com/advisories/GHSA-57m3-vpr5-77vh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1494
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1494