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CVE-2008-1488

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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.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00582.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00548.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41420

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28457

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:082

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-07.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31082

http://secunia.com/advisories/29745

http://secunia.com/advisories/29509

http://papasian.org/~dannyp/apcsmash.php.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-24

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05094

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