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Bug #70522 simple_xml throws error if BOM present
Submitted: 2015-09-17 19:27 UTC Modified: 2015-09-27 04:22 UTC
From: jr at virtualcreations dot de Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: SimpleXML related
PHP Version: 5.6.13 OS: all
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2015-09-17 19:27 UTC] jr at virtualcreations dot de 
Description:
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simple_xml_string etc. throws a strange tag-error, if a BOM is present.

1. Either it should remove any BOM first, like with the following code:

// remove BOM
$bom = pack('H*', 'EFBBBF');
$xmlData = preg_replace("/^$bom/", '', $xmlData);

2. Or a correct error that BOM is not supported, should be thrown.




Test script:
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Any $xmlData saved with UTF8 BOM:

$xml = simplexml_load_string($xmlData);


Expected result:
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Should work with BOM or throw an correct error

Actual result:
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It errors with wrong error message

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 [2015-09-17 19:44 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback
 [2015-09-17 19:44 UTC] requinix@php.net 
Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we
need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce
this bug ourselves. 

A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>,
is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external 
resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a 
database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates 
all necessary tables, stored procedures etc.

Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report.

Seems fine. https://3v4l.org/7d58G
 [2015-09-27 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
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change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you.
 
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