CVE-2009-2415 json
Multiple integer overflows in memcached 1.1.12 and 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving length attr…
published 2009-08-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2411
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.6%
- EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in memcached 1.1.12 and 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving length attributes that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.
Patch / fix
- memcached Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2415
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2415 updated
memcached: heap-based buffer overflow
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
6.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1853
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00836.html
vendor-advisory
- security.debian.org /pool/updates/main/m/memcached/memcached_1.2.2-1+lenny1.diff.gz
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osvdb.org
/56906
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35989
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/36133
third-party-advisory
- security.debian.org /pool/updates/main/m/memcached/memcached_1.1.12-1+etch1.diff.gz
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secunia.com
/advisories/37729
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2415
- NVD CVE-2009-2415
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