#36944 [Opn->Csd]: strncmp & negative len

ID: 36944 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: ms419 at freezone dot co dot uk -Status: Open +Status: Closed -Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function +Bug Type: Strings related Operating System: Debian PHP Version: 4.4.2 New Comment: 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. Negative string length is not allowed in this function. I just committed the patch, from now you'll get an error and FALSE in this case. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-02 00:33:02] ms419 at freezone dot co dot uk Description: ------------ strncmp returns incorrect result given negative len - fis% php <?php var_dump(strncmp('foo_wrapper', '_wrapper', -8)); ?> int(7) fis% expected - int(0) returned - int(7) Thanks - Jack ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36944&edit=1