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Bug #60362 non-existent sub-sub keys should not have values
Submitted: 2011-11-23 01:37 UTC Modified: 2011-12-19 02:10 UTC
From: danielc at analysisandsolutions dot com Assigned: stas (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 5.4SVN-2011-11-23 (SVN) OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2011-11-23 01:37 UTC] danielc at analysisandsolutions dot com
Description:
------------
In an array, a sub-sub-key of an existing key is now returning a letter of the value indexed by the main key.  This is a regression in 5.4.  PHP 5.3 still operates as expected.  I suspect this is related to the array dereferencing changes.

Test script:
---------------
$arr = array('exists' => 'foo');

if (isset($arr['exists']['non_existent'])) {
    echo "expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is set: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists']['non_existent']);
} else {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'non_existent' is not set.\n";
}
if (isset($arr['exists'][1])) {
    echo "expected: sub-key 1 is set: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists'][1]);
} else {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 1 is not set.\n";
}

echo "-------------------\n";
if (isset($arr['exists']['non_existent']['sub_sub'])) {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'sub_sub' is set: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists']['non_existent']['sub_sub']);
} else {
    echo "good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is not set.\n";
}
if (isset($arr['exists'][1][0])) {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is set: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists'][1][0]);
} else {
    echo "good: sub-sub-key 0 is not set.\n";
}

echo "-------------------\n";
if (empty($arr['exists']['non_existent'])) {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'non_existent' is empty.\n";
} else {
    echo "expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is not empty: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists']['non_existent']);
}
if (empty($arr['exists'][1])) {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 1 is empty.\n";
} else {
    echo "expected: sub-key 1 is NOT empty: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists'][1]);
}

echo "-------------------\n";
if (empty($arr['exists']['non_existent']['sub_sub'])) {
    echo "good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is empty.\n";
} else {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is not empty: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists']['non_existent']['sub_sub']);
}
if (empty($arr['exists'][1][0])) {
    echo "good: sub-sub-key 0 is empty.\n";
} else {
    echo "BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is not empty: ";
    var_dump($arr['exists'][1][0]);
}


Expected result:
----------------
expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is set: string(1) "f"
expected: sub-key 1 is set: string(1) "o"
-------------------
good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is not set.
good: sub-sub-key 0 is not set.
-------------------
expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is not empty: string(1) "f"
expected: sub-key 1 is NOT empty: string(1) "o"
-------------------
good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is empty.
good: sub-sub-key 0 is empty.


Actual result:
--------------
expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is set: string(1) "f"
expected: sub-key 1 is set: string(1) "o"
-------------------
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'sub_sub' is set: string(1) "f"
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is set: string(1) "o"
-------------------
expected: sub-key 'non_existent' is not empty: string(1) "f"
expected: sub-key 1 is NOT empty: string(1) "o"
-------------------
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is not empty: string(1) "f"
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is not empty: string(1) "o"


Patches

fix_to_prevent_warning_on_isset_empty_for_55_and_a_half.patch (last revision 2011-12-21 14:34 UTC by alan_k@php.net)
isset_changed_warning_only_on_access.patch (last revision 2011-12-18 05:08 UTC by alan_k@php.net)
string_offset_trigger_notice.patch (last revision 2011-12-05 05:17 UTC by laruence@php.net)
fix_disabling_bad_string_offsets (last revision 2011-12-04 16:43 UTC by laruence@php.net)
first_effort_to_fix_this (last revision 2011-12-03 15:51 UTC by alan at akbkhome dot com)
bug60362.sub-sub-keys.phpt (last revision 2011-11-23 01:40 UTC by danielc at analysisandsolutions dot com)

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 [2011-12-04 12:52 UTC] alan at akbkhome dot com
This is the test output after the changes:
- most of this makes sense - string offsets of strings are now invalid, and the dereferencing of strings with numerical indexes is 'fixed' and a behaviour change.

BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'non_existent' is not set.
expected: sub-key 1 is set: string(1) "o"
-------------------
good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is not set.
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is set: string(1) "o"
-------------------
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-key 'non_existent' is empty.
expected: sub-key 1 is NOT empty: string(1) "o"
-------------------
good: sub-sub-key 'sub_sub' is empty.
BEHAVIOR CHANGED: sub-sub-key 0 is not empty: string(1) "o"
 [2011-12-04 16:43 UTC] laruence@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: fix_disabling_bad_string_offsets
Revision:   1323016981
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=60362&patch=fix_disabling_bad_string_offsets&revision=1323016981
 [2011-12-04 16:43 UTC] laruence@php.net
update patch, only change the code style, and fix one test faild, thanks
 [2011-12-04 17:26 UTC] laruence@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: string_offset_trigger_notice.patch
Revision:   1323019601
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=60362&patch=string_offset_trigger_notice.patch&revision=1323019601
 [2011-12-04 17:27 UTC] laruence@php.net
submit a new patch, which only trigger notice when string offset cast occurred.
 [2011-12-05 05:17 UTC] laruence@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: string_offset_trigger_notice.patch
Revision:   1323062240
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=60362&patch=string_offset_trigger_notice.patch&revision=1323062240
 [2011-12-05 07:34 UTC] alan_k@php.net
I don't think the error trigger on isset() will work, isset() is used to avoid 
the errors....
 [2011-12-18 05:08 UTC] alan_k@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: isset_changed_warning_only_on_access.patch
Revision:   1324184882
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=60362&patch=isset_changed_warning_only_on_access.patch&revision=1324184882
 [2011-12-19 02:04 UTC] stas@php.net
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of stas
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=321145
Log: implement the solution for isset/string offsets, fix bug #60362
 [2011-12-19 02:10 UTC] stas@php.net
This bug has been fixed in SVN.

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Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.

Applied patch making isset return false and access produce warning on invalid 
offsets.
 [2011-12-19 02:10 UTC] stas@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: stas
 [2011-12-21 14:34 UTC] alan_k@php.net
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: fix_to_prevent_warning_on_isset_empty_for_55_and_a_half.patch
Revision:   1324478042
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=60362&patch=fix_to_prevent_warning_on_isset_empty_for_55_and_a_half.patch&revision=1324478042
 [2012-04-18 09:46 UTC] laruence@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of stas
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=1f4f33afcfd8282bcdeff9ebcee7aade8c659308
Log: implement the solution for isset/string offsets, fix bug #60362
 [2012-07-24 23:38 UTC] rasmus@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of stas
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=1f4f33afcfd8282bcdeff9ebcee7aade8c659308
Log: implement the solution for isset/string offsets, fix bug #60362
 [2013-11-17 09:34 UTC] laruence@php.net
Automatic comment on behalf of stas
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=1f4f33afcfd8282bcdeff9ebcee7aade8c659308
Log: implement the solution for isset/string offsets, fix bug #60362
 
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