CVE-2011-3379
At a glance
- Severity
- Not available
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.01 % · percentile 92 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2011-3342
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2011-3379
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2012-AVI-358 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans HP System Management Homepage · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525
- http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |