Objects pointing to each other cause Apache to crash

Bug #27535 Objects pointing to each other cause Apache to crash
Submitted: 2004-03-09 01:50 UTC Modified: 2004-03-11 09:57 UTC
From: random at sinfusion dot com Assigned: andi (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5CVS-2004-03-09 OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None

 [2004-03-09 01:50 UTC] random at sinfusion dot com

Description:
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Originally this was happening at the end of PEAR::Auth's constructor when it points it's storage object's '_auth_obj' variable to itself ($this).  I've created a simpler example that still crashes either Apache 1.3.29 or 2.0.48, but in the simpler case it doesn't crash Apache until the second time you run the script.

Reproduce code:
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<?php

class Class1
{
    var $_Class2_obj;
}

class Class2
{
    var $storage = '';

    function Class2()
    {
        $this->storage = new Class1();

        $this->storage->_Class2_obj = $this;
    }
}

$foo = new Class2();

?>

Expected result:
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No output, but no crash either.

Actual result:
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Apache crashes

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 [2004-03-11 09:57 UTC] sniper@php.net

This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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