Req #65285 [Wfx]: socket_sendmsg() - accept numeric file descriptors

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65285&edit=1 ID: 65285 Updated by: cataphract@php.net Reported by: bugs dot php dot net at ss dot chernousov dot net Summary: socket_sendmsg() - accept numeric file descriptors Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Sockets related PHP Version: 5.5Git-2013-07-18 (Git) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I don't see much point in it. In cli you can just open the file descriptor with php://fd and then pass it to socket_sendmsg(). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-18 23:01:09] bugs dot php dot net at ss dot chernousov dot net I see your point, quite reasonable. But isn't it possible to limit it to cli sapi only, like php://fd? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-18 22:39:00] cataphract@php.net Unfortunately, this kind of functionality has been strictly limited in the past (php://fd has been limited to the cli sapi) under the rationale that it would allow PHP to manipulate Apache's file descriptors (when running as module) or whatever other file descriptors such as logs' or the the client connection socket's. I find the argument that this is a vulnerability unpersuasive, but that's the conclusion that prevailed. Won't fix. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-18 08:21:08] bugs dot php dot net at ss dot chernousov dot net Description: ------------ It would be pretty useful if socket_sendmsg() could work not only with sockets, but also with numeric file descriptors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65285&edit=1