CVE-2008-1488

Stack-based buffer overflow in apc.c in Alternative PHP Cache (APC) 3.0.11 through 3.0.16 allows...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

7.81%Down 21.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record: CVE-2008-1488
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2008-1488
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1490 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2008-1490
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j65p-mxc9-p293 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in apc.c in Alternative PHP Cache (APC) 3.0.11 through 3.0.16 allows...

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.

Record: GHSA-j65p-mxc9-p293
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pecl-php alternative php cache

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	PECL 3.0.x - Alternative PHP Cache Extension 'apc_search_paths()' Remote Buffer Overflow	2008-03-26

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1488 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Pecl-php Alternative Php Cache, published March 24, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.81%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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