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Bug #40768 nested foreach break -- infinite loop - serious
Submitted: 2007-03-09 18:13 UTC Modified: 2007-05-20 12:14 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 0 (0.0%)
From: abc at def dot ghi Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.2.1 OS: winxp
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-03-09 18:13 UTC] abc at def dot ghi 
Description:
------------
i use just build i downloaded from site (5.2.1) no exts, no optimizers.
it seem the $a,$b keep same internal pointer, this is quite serious error cos $b=$a should create separate array copy and it does but without the inner pointer.
if you replace $b=$a with $b=array(1,2,3); it works as expected

this was reported and ignored by someone on solaris before as well-- #40608


Reproduce code:
---------------
$a=array(1,2,3);
$b=$a;
	
foreach($a as $A)
{
     foreach($b as $B)
      {
	echo "$A,$B\n";
	break;
      }
}

Expected result:
----------------
1,1
2,1
3,1

Actual result:
--------------
1,1
2,1
3,1
2,1
3,1
2,1
3,1
--infinite-

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 [2007-03-09 18:20 UTC] abc at def dot ghi 
wonder if someone can check this on linux build if its win issue.
 [2007-03-09 18:30 UTC] abc at def dot ghi 
me again,
i just tried latest snapshot and it works fine there so i guess new snapshot should be released as i walked around some other strange things in that current 5.2.1.
 [2007-03-19 19:56 UTC] ashnazg@php.net 
Found this bug when looking at issue on PHP bug #40608.

Tested this example against the 5.2 snapshot (php5.2-win32-200703191630.zip) from php.net, and it works properly.  So, looks like it has been fixed on the 5.2 branch after 5.2.1 was released.
 [2007-05-20 12:14 UTC] cipri@php.net 
A quick fix for those that can't update, is to access the key in the inner loop:

$a=array(1,2,3);
$b=$a;

foreach($a as $A)
{
     foreach($b as $B)
      {
        key($b);
        echo "$A,$B\n";
        break;
      }
}

Ouputs:
1,1
2,1
3,1
 
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