[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #47976] str2num can perform arbitrary code

[Mike Miller]

Update of bug #47976 (project octave):

                  Status:               Confirmed => Wont Fix               
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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Follow-up Comment #3:

According to the Matlab docs for str2num:

>> Note   str2num uses the eval function to convert the input
>> argument. Side effects can occur if the string contains calls
>> to functions. Using str2double can avoid some of these side
>> effects.

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/str2num.html

So str2num is behaving according to design I think.

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