#32312 [NEW]: Error in PCRE

From: xanthor at xanthor dot tk Operating system: GNU/Linux PHP version: 4.3.10 PHP Bug Type: PCRE related Bug description: Error in PCRE Description: ------------ The following code returns a wrong result with some strings, but when we reduce them, it swich back to expected behaviour. Tested on PHP 4.3.10, 4.3.9, 5.0.2, and 5.0.3RC2 PCRE Library Version => 4.5 01-December-2003 Reproduce code: --------------- preg_match("/((.*<.*>.*)*.(.*<.+>.+<.>.+)*b)?/",'<><'.str_repeat('a',14).'>'.str_repeat('a',33).'<a>'.str_repeat('a',92).'<a>'.str_repeat('a',8).'<a>a') Expected result: ---------------- This code should return true Actual result: -------------- The code returns false. Reduce one of the str_repeat, and it'll return true. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32312&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32312&r=mysqlcfg