USN-3963-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3963-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3963-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3963-1
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Published
2019-05-01T12:43:25.137014Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:49Z
Summary
memcached vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain lru command messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.5.6-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.6-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.33-1ubuntu3
1.5.4-1ubuntu2
1.5.4-1ubuntu3
1.5.6-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.6-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "memcached"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11596",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}