PHP :: Bug #40573 :: Wrong email address passes validation

Bug #40573	Wrong email address passes validation
Submitted:	2007-02-21 07:26 UTC	Modified:	2007-02-21 08:11 UTC
From:	crocodile2u at yandex dot ru	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	Filter related
PHP Version:	5.2.1	OS:	Ubuntu Linux
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2007-02-21 07:26 UTC] crocodile2u at yandex dot ru

Description:
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Some email addresses that are obviously wrong, pass the validation with FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL

Reproduce code:
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var_dump(filter_var("/@wrong.email", FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL));

Expected result:
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bool(false)

Actual result:
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string(13) "/@wrong.email"

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[2007-02-21 08:10 UTC] crocodile2u at yandex dot ru

I've just looked at what the RFC 2822 allows - and found that the filter actually works fine. That was my mistake to think that slashes are not allowed in the local part of address. Sorry.

[2007-02-21 08:11 UTC] tony2001@php.net

Bogusified by user request.

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