Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74545&edit=1
ID: 74545
Updated by: cmb@php.net
Reported by: daniil at daniil dot it
Summary: Casting arrays to objects allows creation of
attributes that start with \0
-Status: Open
+Status: Verified
-Type: Bug
+Type: Documentation Problem
Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
> But casting arrays with keys that start with \0 to objects does> not throw any kind of error or exception.
Not quite sure what to do about this. While it is unfortunate,
that there is no notice, I wouldn't call it bug â more a feature
request. However, it might be more important to document the
behavior, so switching to doc problem for now.
Previous Comments:
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[2017-05-05 12:12:44] daniil at daniil dot it
Whoops, the object cast is actually
$object = (object)[chr(0).'a' => 'c', chr(0) => 'b'];
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[2017-05-05 08:58:51] daniil at daniil dot it
Description:
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Similar to #67300.
Due to the reasons described in http://stackoverflow.com/a/5484777, we cannot read or
write to/from class attributes with names that start with \0 (chr(0) or the null char).
But casting arrays with keys that start with \0 to objects does not throw any kind of error or
exception.
If the resulting object is var_dumped, Illegal member variable name notices are emitted.
The same happens if we iterate over the object using foreach.
If we try to access any of such properties directly, we get a fatal error with message "Cannot
access property started with '\0'".
But, if we reconvert the object back to an array using get_object_vars or an array cast, the values
can still be read.
Test script:
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<?php
$object = (object)[chr(0).'a' => 'a', chr(0) => 'b'];
var_dump($object);
echo "\nenum properties:\n";
foreach ($object as $p => $v) {
var_export($p);
}
echo "\nget value under key chr(0) with get_object_vars()\n";
var_dump(get_object_vars($object)[chr(0)]);
echo "\nget value under key chr(0).'a' with get_object_vars()\n";
var_dump(get_object_vars($object)[chr(0).'a']);
echo "\nget value under key chr(0) with array cast\n";
var_dump(((array)$object)[chr(0)]);
echo "\nget value under key chr(0).'a' with array cast\n";
var_dump(((array)$object)[chr(0).'a']);
echo "\nget value under key chr(0) directly\n";
var_dump($object->{chr(0)}); // FATAL ERROR
Expected result:
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A fatal error while casting such arrays, or, if possible, removal of the code that prevents
accessing properties that start with \0.
Actual result:
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object(stdClass)#1 (2) {
PHP Notice: Illegal member variable name in /home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php on line 4
["a"]=>
string(1) "c"
PHP Notice: Illegal member variable name in /home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php on line 4
[""]=>
string(1) "b"
}
enum properties:
PHP Notice: Illegal member variable name in /home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php on line 7
PHP Notice: Illegal member variable name in /home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php on line 7
get value under key chr(0) with get_object_vars()
string(1) "b"
get value under key chr(0).'a' with get_object_vars()
string(1) "c"
get value under key chr(0) with array cast
string(1) "b"
get value under key chr(0).'a' with array cast
string(1) "c"
get value under key chr(0) directly
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot access property started with '\0' in
/home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php:22
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /home/pwrtelegram/aaa.php on line 22
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