CVE-2011-3379

high

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threaded

http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-11-03

Updated: 2012-07-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High