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Bug #24205 return @$var by reference leaks memory
Submitted: 2003-06-16 08:29 UTC Modified: 2003-07-02 15:16 UTC
From: stas@php.net Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5CVS-2003-06-16 (dev) OS: All
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-06-16 08:29 UTC] stas@php.net 
Description:
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The following code produces memory leak at zend_execute.c(2739). The reason is that @$var is parsed like expression, not a variable, so the fetch goes as read fetch, not write fetch. 

Reproduce code:
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<?php
    function &method1() {
        return @$foo;
    }

echo method1();
?>

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 [2003-07-02 15:16 UTC] sterling@php.net 
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