From: Operating system: PHP version: 5.2.17 Package: *General Issues Bug Type: Bug Bug description:When containing a null character, $_GET variable not set (properly)
Description: ------------ When a null character is present in the value of a variable in the request string (encoded as %00), said variable will either not be set in $_GET at all (linux) or be set improperly (null character is escaped; win32) Test script: --------------- <?php print_r($_GET); if (isset($_GET['fb'])) { echo strlen($_GET['fb']); } else { echo '<a href="?fb=foo%00bar">click me</a>'; } Expected result: ---------------- After clicking the link: Array ( [fb] => foo�bar ) 7 Actual result: -------------- After clicking the link: - On a linux setup: Array ( ) <a href="?fb=foo%00bar">click me</a> - On a win32 setup: Array ( [fb] => foo\0bar ) 8 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54703&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=54703&r=mysqlcfg