Gentoo update for pecl-apc
Secunia Advisory: SA29745
Release Date: 2008-04-09
Popularity: 4,270 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1488


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for pecl-apc. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions and potentially by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA29509

Solution:
Update to "dev-php5/pecl-apc-3.0.16-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-07.xml

Other References:
SA29509:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29509/


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