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Bug #51898 ob_gzhandler doesn't check support for gzip encoding properly
Submitted: 2010-05-24 14:18 UTC Modified: 2013-07-30 19:49 UTC
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From: dom at w3 dot org Assigned: mike (profile)
Status: Wont fix Package: Zlib related
PHP Version: 5.3.2 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2010-05-24 14:18 UTC] dom at w3 dot org
Description:
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ob_start(ob_gzhandler) can be used to send optionally compressed-output to clients.

But the test made to check whether the client supports gzip/deflate encoding only looks at the appearance of the string "gzip" (resp. "deflate") in the Accept-Encoding header, but doesn't actually parse the said header.

This means that the following Accept-Encoding headers will trigger generation of gzip-compressed output when they should not:
* using a string with gzip in it 
Accept-Encoding: foogzip25
* using quality parameters as made possible in HTTP
Accept-Encoding: gzip;q=0, identity;q=1 


Test script:
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<?php
if (!ob_start("ob_gzhandler")) {
  ob_start();
  echo "Uncompressed";
} else {
  echo "Compressed";
}
ob_end_flush();
?>

Expected result:
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The script below can be used to test with the accept-encoding reported above; the said accept-encoding should report "Uncompressed" but reports "Compressed" (gzipped).



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 [2011-09-19 14:44 UTC] mike@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified -Assigned To: +Assigned To: mike
 [2013-07-30 19:49 UTC] mike@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Wont fix -Package: Output Control +Package: Zlib related
 [2013-07-30 19:49 UTC] mike@php.net
I'd suggest using pecl/http or mod_deflate for a more sophisticated check.
 
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