oss-security - Re: CVE request: is_a() function may allow arbitrary code execution in PHP 5.3.7/5.3.8

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:26:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: Josh Bressers <bressers@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: security@....net
Subject: Re: CVE request: is_a() function may allow arbitrary code execution in PHP 5.3.7/5.3.8

Let's use CVE-2011-3379 for this.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB


----- Original Message -----
> Could a CVE be assigned for this flaw?  PHP 5.3.7 changed how the
> is_a()
> function worked, and as a result it could allow for remote arbitrary
> code execution if certain specific conditions are met (the blog post
> referenced below has a good writeup of the flaw).
> 
> http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/
> https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020
> 
> It looks like this is the fix:
> 
> http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&amp;revision=317183
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> Vincent Danen / Red Hat Security Response Team
>

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