Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 3, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-3379
CVE-2011-3379
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.
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Affected products
6- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/php7&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/php8&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/php5&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 7.0.14-1.4+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.14-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.11-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.6.28-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- svn.php.net/viewvc/nvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/nvdExploit
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploit
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8525nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threadednvd
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