Critical
Security advisory
A buffer overflow in Redis 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 causes arbitrary code execution when a crafted command is sent. An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the client-output-buffer-limit option during the CONFIG SET command for the Redis data structure store. A crafted CONFIG SET command can lead to an out of bounds write potentially resulting in code execution.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-8339
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 09:06 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A buffer overflow in Redis 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 causes arbitrary code execution when a crafted command is sent. An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the handling of the client-output-buffer-limit option during the CONFIG SET command for the Redis data structure store. A crafted CONFIG SET command can lead to an out of bounds write potentially resulting in code execution.
osv:CVE-2016-8339
Complete source record
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