CVE-2011-3379 (GCVE-0-2011-3379)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2011-11-03 15:00
Modified
2024-08-06 23:29
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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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