PHP :: Bug #7533 :: sscanf() crash on null values

Bug #7533	sscanf() crash on null values
Submitted:	2000-10-30 11:01 UTC	Modified:	2000-10-30 11:44 UTC
From:	panu dot kalliokoski at giro dot fi	Assigned:
Status:	Closed	Package:	Reproducible Crash
PHP Version:	4.0 Latest CVS (30/10/2000)	OS:	Debian GNU/Linux 2.2.17 -potato
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2000-10-30 11:01 UTC] panu dot kalliokoski at giro dot fi

This bug should be really easy to reproduce. It seems that any call like

$my_array = sscanf( $this_variable_does_not_exist, '%d' );

will cause a core dump. (Also tested on php4.0.2 and 4.0.3)

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[2000-10-30 11:44 UTC] stas@php.net

Fixed in CVS. Please check.

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