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Bug #76534 PHP hangs on 'illegal string offset on string references with an error handler
Submitted: 2018-06-27 02:08 UTC Modified: -
From: rowan dot f dot leeder at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 7.2.7 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2018-06-27 02:08 UTC] rowan dot f dot leeder at gmail dot com
Description:
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Using array assignment on a string reference usually causes a fatal 'Illegal string offset' error.

PHP hang when a using an error handler that converts errors to exceptions.

This only effects invalid array access on references. An illegal array access on a non reference variable causes the exception to be emitted. 



Test script:
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set_error_handler(function ($severity, $message, $file, $line) {
    throw new \Exception($message);
});

$x = "foo";
$y = &$x["bar"];


Expected result:
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PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Exception: Illegal string offset 'bar' in ...


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 [2018-06-27 05:10 UTC] laruence@php.net
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=d1b1866a3a035b946e50b17eeefd19add81c7eab
Log: Fixed bug #76534 (PHP hangs on 'illegal string offset on string references with an error handler)
 [2018-06-27 05:10 UTC] laruence@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed
 
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