#44141 [NEW]: private parent constructor callable through static function

From: B dot Steinbrink at gmx dot de Operating system: Debian Linux PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: private parent constructor callable through static function Description: ------------ A class that is derived from a class with a private constructor and which does not provide its own constructor, can call the private parent constructor through a static function. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php class X { public $x; private function __construct($x) { $this->x = $x; } } class Y extends X { static public function cheat($x) { return new Y($x); } } $y = Y::cheat(5); echo $y->x, PHP_EOL; Expected result: ---------------- Fatal error: Call to private X::__construct() from invalid context ... Actual result: -------------- 5 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44141&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44141&r=mysqlcfg