CVE-2021-35945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Couchbase Server 6.5.x, 6.6.0 through 6.6.2, and 7.0.0, has a Buffer Overflow. A specially crafted network packet sent from an attacker can crash memcached.

Published: 2021-09-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:7.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-22580	Couchbase Server 6.5.x, 6.6.0 through 6.6.2, and 7.0.0, has a Buffer Overflow. A specially crafted network packet sent from an attacker can crash memcached.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html
https://www.couchbase.com/alerts

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Couchbase Couchbase Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-09-29T19:11:59.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:47:42.168Z

Reserved: 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-35945

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-29T20:15:08.413

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:57:58.783

Link: CVE-2021-35945

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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