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Bug #79899 assert() is not binary-safe
Submitted: 2020-07-26 18:14 UTC Modified: 2021-03-12 11:25 UTC
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Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
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From: fpoirotte+php-bugs at gmail dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Wont fix Package: PHP options/info functions
PHP Version: 7.4.8 OS: Debian GNU/Linux Bullseye
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2020-07-26 18:14 UTC] fpoirotte+php-bugs at gmail dot com
Description:
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The $description argument of assert() is not binary-safe.
When the description is displayed, it will get truncated at the first null (\0) byte.

Test script:
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<?php

// run with: php -d zend.assertions=1 -f /tmp/test.php

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set("display_errors", 1);
assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, true);
assert_options(ASSERT_WARNING, true);

assert(false, "foo\000bar");

Expected result:
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Warning: assert(): foobar failed in /tmp/test.php on line 10

Actual result:
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Warning: assert(): foo failed in /tmp/test.php on line 10

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 [2020-07-27 15:27 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Package: Unknown/Other Function +Package: PHP options/info functions
 [2021-03-12 11:25 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2021-03-12 11:25 UTC] cmb@php.net
Using assert_options() is discouraged as of PHP 7.0.0, and I don't
see any valid reason not to enable assert.exception (what is
actually the default as of PHP 8.0.0), since assertions are a
development feature, and a failing assertion hints at a
programming error.  The exception shows the full description, so
there is no issue, besides that there is no good reason to include
NUL bytes in the description in the first place.
 
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