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Bug #26381 rand() without srand() doesn't work with certain php.ini
Submitted: 2003-11-24 08:21 UTC Modified: 2004-01-26 20:00 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:2.5 ± 0.5
Reproduced:1 of 2 (50.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:1 (100.0%)
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Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4CVS-2003-12-7 OS: win32 only
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-11-24 08:21 UTC] spam at vrana dot cz 
Description:
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Function rand() without setting random seed by srand() returns always the same value. It doesn't work only on Windows PHP-CLI. As Windows Apache module and also on Linux PHP-CLI it works as it should.

Reproduce code:
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echo rand();

Expected result:
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(random value)

Actual result:
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24849

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 [2003-12-02 10:57 UTC] spam at vrana dot cz 
I can't believe myself, the problem is caused by something completely different. I discovered that the problem occurs only under this circumstances:

1. Lines in php.ini file ends by CRLF.

2. Windows Extensions part in php.ini is longer than 503 characters (including new-lines).

I don't know what is it but it looks like buffer overflow or something like that. So the problem is probably in   php-src/main/php_ini.c or somewhere near.
 [2003-12-02 17:11 UTC] sniper@php.net 
We need the php.ini file causing the problems.
 [2003-12-03 03:31 UTC] spam at vrana dot cz 
It behaves like that with php.ini-dist. It doesn't with php.ini-recommended. If I remove part Dynamic Extensions in php.ini-dist, it disappears. I mean part from

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Dynamic Extensions ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

to

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Module Settings ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

You know that everything is commented in this part in php.ini-dist.
 [2003-12-07 13:54 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Indeed, this does happen with the php.ini-dist..
but doesn't if you do 'php -n' (no ini file)
 [2004-01-19 14:04 UTC] sniper@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in CVS.

Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change
will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at
http://snaps.php.net/.
 
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.
 [2004-01-20 03:47 UTC] spam at vrana dot cz 
I'm curious where the problem was. Can you please tell me?
 [2004-01-26 20:00 UTC] sniper@php.net 
http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?r1=1.543.2.29&r2=1.543.2.30&ty=u
 
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