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Bug #2721 base64_decode doesn't null terminate output string.
Submitted: 1999-11-13 18:51 UTC Modified: 2000-06-09 11:53 UTC
From: waltb at rocketcash dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Misbehaving function
PHP Version: 4.0 Beta 2 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [1999-11-13 18:51 UTC] waltb at rocketcash dot com 
when using base64_decode, the decoded string is ended with a
space char (32), not a null char (0).  This causes no end
of problems, some of which start with strlent on that output string!  :)

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 [2000-03-06 11:33 UTC] hholzgra at cvs dot php dot net 
is this still the case ? sample code ?
 [2000-06-09 11:53 UTC] stas at cvs dot php dot net 
no user feedback
 
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