CVE-2020-22570
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted meta command.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2184memcached: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-08-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in memcached ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-memcached-2020-225702024-11-08vendor · osvUS
Memcached 1.6.0 before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted meta command.
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-22570/cnnvd
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/636cnnvd
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/releases/tag/1.6.3Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/636enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/issues/636ExploitIssue Trackingnvd
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