CVE-2008-1488

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in apc.c in Alternative PHP Cache (APC) 3.0.11 through 3.0.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.55% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00582.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29745 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://papasian.org/~dannyp/apcsmash.php.txt
http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=13415 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41420 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29509 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00548.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:082 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31082 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-07.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28457 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1488?
CVE-2008-1488 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1488?
To fix CVE-2008-1488, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1488 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1488 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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