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  2. SERVER-13199

regex uses too strict index bounds when | is after a metacharacter

    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
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    • Affects Version/s: 2.4.9, 2.6.0-rc1
    • Component/s: Querying
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      This occurs in 2.4.9 and 2.6.0-rc1.

      > db.a.insert({a: "foo"})
      > db.a.find({a: /^abc+|foo/})
      { "_id" : ObjectId("53228d743704a19f9cb03ea6"), "a" : "foo" }
      > db.a.ensureIndex({a: 1})
      > db.a.find({a: /^abc+|foo/})
      

      The problem is that simpleRegex returns success when it hits most metacharacters, and doesn't continue on to find the |.

      I suggest that you check the entire regex first for | and immediately bail out with an empty string if it's find. (This is not 100% optimal because the | could have been escaped, but it's certainly correct.)

            Assignee:
            david.storch@mongodb.com David Storch
            Reporter:
            glasser David Glasser
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