CVE-2011-3379

Public on 2011-10-11

Modified on 2014-09-14

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.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

5.1

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	php	2011-10-11	ALAS-2011-7

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv2	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2011-3379 Mitre: CVE-2011-3379