Re: Buffer overflow in var_dump()

From: Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 14:52:28 +0000
Subject: Re: Buffer overflow in var_dump()
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On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 05:47:29PM +0300, Zeev Suraski wrote: > > Given enough nesting levels, the unprotected sprintf()'s in there would > crash, overflowing buf. We should really get rid of these sprintf()'s, > I'll do it as soon as I understand the logic behind using them in the > first place... AFAIK the sprintf just does the indenting/formatting - not really needed. var_dump() is not really a function somebody would use on a live-site - it's a debugging thingie. if you feel like changing it - go ahead - i don't see a reason. tc > > Zeev > > -- > Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> > http://www.zend.com/ > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Thies C. Arntzen "One Big-Mac, Small Fries and a Coke!" Digital Collections Phone +49 40 235350 Fax +49 40 23535180 Hammerbrookstr. 93 20097 Hamburg / Germany

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