SB2018082314 - Red Hat update for Memcached
Published: August 23, 2018 Updated: August 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018082314
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Network amplification (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000115)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct DDoS amplification attack against the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient control of network message volume. A remote attacker can scan for affected, insecure Memcached servers via UDP port 11211,spoof UDP packets, send a specially crafted request, trigger a response and conduct DDoS amplification attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.