ID:               16488
 Updated by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Closed
 Bug Type:         Mail related
 Operating System: LInux Red Hat
 PHP Version:      4.1.2
 New Comment:

This function was originally without the shell escape thing. Please
search the archive why they made me 'fix' it, all I can remember that
it was a security thingy.

Derick


Previous Comments:
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[2002-04-08 06:37:32] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re-Opening

There's a valid point to pass more then one argument.

Afaik Stefan brought this up on the dev list a few weeks ago, though I
don't remember the consensus; maybe he can answer this.


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[2002-04-08 06:13:47] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Yes

closing

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[2002-04-08 06:08:52] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Dear PHP People!

ext/standard/mail.c(124):
  extra_cmd = php_escape_shell_arg(Z_STRVAL_PP(argv[4]));

I find shell escaping of the 5th argument of mail() useless, because IT
PREVENTS ME FROM GIVING MORE THAN ONE OPTION TO MY MTA !

Sendmail `[EMAIL PROTECTED]' is DEFINETELY NOT the only one
use of the 5th argument! 

Consider `long' sendmail options:
-O DeliveryMode=q -O ErrorMode=q

This became
/usr/sbin/sendmail -i -t '-O DeliveryMode=q -O ErrorMode=q'

... and completely disabled my script functionality !

If I need shell escaping, I can do it myself!

Ask Yourself: why should PHP care about some (brain-damaged) coders who
passess arbitrary strings to popen() without escaping?



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