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FreeBSD : memcached -- memcached stats maps Information Disclosure Weakness (86ada694-8b30-11de-b9d0-000c6e274733)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 40660
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Secunia reports :A weakness has been reported in memcached, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information.
The weakness is caused due to the application disclosing the content of /proc/self/maps if a stats maps command is received. This can be exploited to disclose e.g. the addresses of allocated memory regions.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 40660
File Name: freebsd_pkg_86ada6948b3011deb9d0000c6e274733.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 8/20/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:memcached, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1255