ALPINE-CVE-2016-8705 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2016-8705 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Multiple integer overflows in process_bin_update function in Memcached, which is responsible for processing multiple commands of Memcached binary protocol, can be abused to cause heap overflow and lead to remote code execution.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.4	memcached	0, 1.4.13-r0, 1.4.15-r0
Alpine:v3.5	memcached	1.4.10-r0, 1.4.11-r0, 1.4.13-r0

Timeline

Jan 6, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-8705 advisory

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