A buffer overflow vulnerability in PECL APC might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Package | dev-php5/pecl-apc on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 3.0.16-r1 |
Unaffected versions | >= 3.0.16-r1 |
PECL Alternative PHP Cache (PECL APC) is a free, open, and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code.
Daniel Papasian discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the apc_search_paths() function in the file apc.c when processing long filenames.
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in PHP applications that pass user-controlled input to the include() function.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All PECL APC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php5/pecl-apc-3.0.16-r1"
Release date
April 09, 2008
Latest revision
April 09, 2008: 01
Severity
high
Exploitable
remote
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