GLSA 200804-07 PECL APC: Buffer Overflow

Posted by Bob on: 04/09/2008 11:10 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - PECL APC: Buffer Overflow. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: PECL APC: Buffer Overflow
Date: April 09, 2008
Bugs: #214576
ID: 200804-07

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in PECL APC might allow for the remote
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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PECL Alternative PHP Cache (PECL APC) is a free, open, and robust
framework for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-php5/pecl-apc lt; 3.0.16-r1 gt;= 3.0.16-r1

Description
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Daniel Papasian discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the
apc_search_paths() function in the file apc.c when processing long
filenames.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
code in PHP applications that pass user-controlled input to the
include() function.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PECL APC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=dev-php5/pecl-apc-3.0.16-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1488
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1488

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

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

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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