CVE-2011-3379
N/A
Published: November 3, 2011 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPHP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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