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Bug #36689 syslog() truncates messages
Submitted: 2006-03-11 00:16 UTC Modified: 2006-03-21 01:59 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: timb at photoshelter dot com Assigned: stas (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 5.1.2 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-03-11 00:16 UTC] timb at photoshelter dot com 
Description:
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the PHP function syslog() truncates messages at 500 characters. it should not truncate at all or the length at which truncation happens should be user definable.

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 [2006-03-11 15:08 UTC] [email protected] 
Stas introduced that limitation while fixing a format string exploit, he probably knows best.
 [2006-03-21 01:59 UTC] [email protected] 
This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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