#26171 [NEW]: using /(a)+/ to match a long string makes php crash

From: Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 03:53:28 +0000
Subject: #26171 [NEW]: using /(a)+/ to match a long string makes php crash
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From:             xuefer at 21cn dot com
Operating system: win
PHP version:      4.3.4
PHP Bug Type:     PCRE related
Bug description:  using /(a)+/ to match a long string makes php crash

Description:
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if just crash

Reproduce code:
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<?php
preg_match('/(aa)+/', str_repeat('a', 1000));
?>


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Expected behavior:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=26171&r=notwrong
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