Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55169&edit=1
ID: 55169
Updated by: ni...@php.net
Reported by: ni...@php.net
Summary: mcrypt_create_iv always fails to gather sufficient
random data
Status: Feedback
Type: Bug
Package: mcrypt related
Operating System: Windows 7
PHP Version: 5.4SVN-2011-07-09 (snap)
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I just tried snaps for 312169 and 312203. The former still worked, but the
latter was already broken:
D:\htdocs\stack>C:\php312169\php.exe -f quick.php
string(1) "ð"
D:\htdocs\stack>C:\php312203\php.exe -f quick.php
Fatal error: mcrypt_create_iv(): Could not gather sufficient random data in D:\h
tdocs\stack\quick.php on line 3
Previous Comments:
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[2011-07-10 10:37:24] paj...@php.net
I apply a fix to all branches (5.3 was possibly affected as well). Please try a
snapshot with the revision id equal or higher to the commit referred here.
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[2011-07-10 10:36:31] paj...@php.net
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of pajoye
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=313110
Log: - fix bug #55169, mcrypt_create_iv always fails to gather sufficient
random data
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[2011-07-09 16:26:20] ni...@php.net
Some further notes:
The code always fails, not just sometimes.
It fails regardless of the specified size.
It worked on PHP 5.3.1 (haven't tested later versions).
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[2011-07-09 16:23:21] ni...@php.net
Description:
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When using the 5.4 snaps calling mcrypt_create_iv with either MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM
or MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM as source always fails to gather sufficient random data
regardless of the specified size.
(Could be related: http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=312201 )
Test script:
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<?php var_dump(mcrypt_create_iv(1, MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM));
Expected result:
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string 'm' (length=1)
[or similar]
Actual result:
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Fatal error: mcrypt_create_iv() [<a
href='function.mcrypt-create-iv'>function.mcrypt-create-iv</a>]: Could not
gather sufficient random data in D:\htdocs\stack\quick.php on line 3
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