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Date:      Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:50:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      Jason Wells <sysadmin@s5-25-199.student.washington.edu>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   bin/2560: login accepts bad passwd and logs user in
Message-ID:  <199701222350.PAA00509@s5-25-199.student.washington.edu>
Resent-Message-ID: <199701230000.QAA08050@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         2560
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       login accepts bad passwd and logs user in
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 22 16:00:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jason Wells
>Organization:
highperformance.net	 
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1.5-STABLE i386
>Environment:

	

>Description:
Login accepts password that is known to be bad. If the user accidentally adds characters to the end of a correct password login does not reject the login. If your password was 'password' and you entered 'passwordxx' login willaccept the password.
	

>How-To-Repeat:

	

>Fix:
	
	

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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