CVE-2008-1488
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…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 7.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PECL 3.0.x - Alternative PHP Cache Extension 'apc_search_paths()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31540remote, linuxpublished 26 Mar 2008Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- FEDORA-2008-6401 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://papasian.org/~dannyp/apcsmash.php.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://pecl.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=13415 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- apc-apcsearchpaths-bo(41420) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29509 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-6344 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 31082 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 28457 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1490 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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