1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200804-07 / pecl-apc |
| Release Date | April 09, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | April 09, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| dev-php5/pecl-apc | < 3.0.16-r1 | >= 3.0.16-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #214576
A buffer overflow vulnerability in PECL APC might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
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:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php5/pecl-apc-3.0.16-r1" |