CVE-2011-3379
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
03/11/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The is_a function in PHP 5.3.7 and 5.3.8 triggers a call to the __autoload function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted URL and leveraging potentially unsafe behavior in certain PEAR packages and custom autoloaders.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183
- http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threaded
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183
- http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threaded
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020



