Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 11:17:49 -0500 (CDT) From: Craig Lien <lien@rrnet.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bug in 2.2.6 passwd(1) Message-ID: <199809031617.LAA13957@rrnet.com>
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Just stubled across kind of an obscure bug, possibly usable as a security hole, don't have time :( to look at it. A seg fault happens when a -u or maybe others is put after the passwd command while using sudo. Since the polite printf "(null)" is showing up there must be a missing char pointer. Craig Lien Red River Net --------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<-------- bash$ sudo passwd -u rrnet Changing local password for (null). New password: Please enter a password at least 6 characters in length. New password: Retype new password: Segmentation fault To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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