PHP :: Bug #64268 :: crypt() outputting *0 for unknown reason

Bug #64268	crypt() outputting *0 for unknown reason
Submitted:	2013-02-21 18:19 UTC	Modified:	2013-02-21 19:20 UTC
From:	sarciszewski at knights dot ucf dot edu	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	*Encryption and hash functions
PHP Version:	5.4.11	OS:	Ubuntu 12.04 kernel 3.2.0
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2013-02-21 18:19 UTC] sarciszewski at knights dot ucf dot edu

Description:
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crypt() seems to be breaking for some reason with this password and salt combination

I've not read anything about limitations on the characters supplied to crypt() in the PHP documentation

Test script:
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<?
$plain = "W9no`y_vr.!b<W'.Wp44NU~\"Vf}n{G077<^UnqFyWwKyaz1YuyrO9H+1/T8J3Ha_C|X=gU^?EBrc2";
$salt = '$2a$10$CqenGirJlEl6sCA2/w2ay';

echo crypt($pre, $salt);
?>

Expected result:
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$2a$10$CqenGirJlEl6sCA2/w2a (followed by hashed data)

Actual result:
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*0

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[2013-02-21 18:30 UTC] sarciszewski at knights dot ucf dot edu

-Status: Open +Status: Closed

[2013-02-21 18:30 UTC] sarciszewski at knights dot ucf dot edu

After all that concern of an unknown buffer overflow or disallowed character, I forgot to end the salt with a $ character :(

[2013-02-21 19:20 UTC] rasmus@php.net

-Status: Closed +Status: Not a bug

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