[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29557: PHP Crash on Large Block of HTML

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#29557: PHP Crash on Large Block of HTML
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 Reporter:  MrBobDobolina  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting     |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  major          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  wptexturize    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 On PHP 5.2.17 (PCRE 8.02 2010-03-19), I get a crash with any backtrack
 limit value larger than 709.

 On PHP 5.4.29 (PCRE 8.32 2012-11-30), I don't get a crash even with a much
 larger value, 1,000,000,000.

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