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CVE-2013-7291

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

1.8 LowFix available

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Exploit likelihood

0.93%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.8

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
CVE-2013-7291
CVSS 2.0
1.8 LowAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
CVE-2013-7291
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-7068 No score

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
EUVD-2013-7068
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-837m-gcpw-m94w No score

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
GHSA-837m-gcpw-m94w
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
CVE-2013-7291
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-7291 No score

memcached before 1.4.17, when running in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request that triggers an "unbounded key print" during logging, related to an issue that was "quickly grepped out of the source tree," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0179 and CVE-2013-7290.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7291
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2014-0018 No score

Updated memcached package fixes multiple security vulnerabilities

Updated memcached packages fix security vulnerability:

It was reported that SASL authentication could be bypassed due to a flaw related to the managment of the SASL authentication state. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker may be able to authenticate with invalid SASL credentials (CVE-2013-7239).

Multiple issues in memcached before 1.4.17 which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a request that causes a crash when memcached is running in verbose mode (CVE-2013-0179, CVE-2013-7290, CVE-2013-7291).

Record
MGASA-2014-0018
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
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0778-1 No score

Security update for memcached

This update for memcached fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2011-4971: remote DoS (bsc#817781).
  • CVE-2013-0179: DoS when printing out keys to be deleted in verbose mode (bsc#798458).
  • CVE-2013-7239: SASL authentication allows wrong credentials to access memcache (bsc#857188).
  • CVE-2013-7290: remote DoS (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key (bsc#858677).
  • CVE-2013-7291: remote DoS (crash) via a request that triggers 'unbounded key print' (bsc#858676).
  • CVE-2016-8704: Server append/prepend remote code execution (bsc#1007871).
  • CVE-2016-8705: Server update remote code execution (bsc#1007870).
  • CVE-2016-8706: Server ASL authentication remote code execution (bsc#1007869).
  • CVE-2017-9951: Heap-based buffer over-read in try_read_command function (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8705) (bsc#1056865).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0778-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0807-1 No score

Security update for memcached

This update for memcached fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2011-4971: remote DoS (bsc#817781).
  • CVE-2013-0179: DoS when printing out keys to be deleted in verbose mode (bsc#798458).
  • CVE-2013-7239: SASL authentication allows wrong credentials to access memcache (bsc#857188).
  • CVE-2013-7290: remote DoS (segmentation fault) via a request to delete a key (bsc#858677).
  • CVE-2013-7291: remote DoS (crash) via a request that triggers 'unbounded key print' (bsc#858676).
  • CVE-2016-8704: Server append/prepend remote code execution (bsc#1007871).
  • CVE-2016-8705: Server update remote code execution (bsc#1007870).
  • CVE-2016-8706: Server ASL authentication remote code execution (bsc#1007869).
  • CVE-2017-9951: Heap-based buffer over-read in try_read_command function (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8705) (bsc#1056865).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0807-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
memcached
Debian:12
 before 1.4.20-1
1.4.20-1
memcached
Debian:13
 before 1.4.20-1
1.4.20-1
memcached
Debian:14
 before 1.4.20-1
1.4.20-1
memcached
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.4.13-0.2+deb7u2, plus listed versions
1.4.13-0.21.4.13-0.2+deb7u1
1.4.13-0.2+deb7u2
memcached
Mageia:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.4.17-1.mga3
1.4.17-1.mga3
memcached
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.4.39-3.3.2
1.4.39-3.3.2
memcached
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.4.39-3.3.2
1.4.39-3.3.2
memcached
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.4.39-3.3.1
1.4.39-3.3.1
memcached
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.4.33-1.1
1.4.33-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-7291 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.8) in Memcached, published January 13, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in memcached 1.4.20-1.

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