CVE-2009-1494

The process_stat function in Memcached 1.2.8 discloses memory-allocation statistics in response to a stats malloc command, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by sending this command to the daemon's TCP port.

Published: 2009-04-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1494 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1494

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.74% 0.52% -0.23%
2 2025-03-29 0.52% 0.74% +0.23%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1494

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1494

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1494

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-1494 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (memcached), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1494
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1494
suse medium CVE-2009-1494 severity moderate: SUSE including 13 source package names (memcached, memcached-1.2.6-5.17.1, …), 59 product×package rows across 43 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5, … (43 product lines)): Known Not Affected 42, Fixed 17. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1494/
ubuntu low CVE-2009-1494 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (memcached), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1494

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1494

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
memcachedb memcached 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:memcachedb:memcached:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1494

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