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Description of problem:
Buffer overflow in cracklib (verified 2.8.x and 2.7). This could lead to
execution of arbitrary code when not using stack smashing protection:
 
exploited in C:
 
FascistCheck(pwd, string_longer_than_1024_bytes);
-> Speicherzugriffsfehler (core dumped)
 
or PHP (crack extension must be loaded):
 
<?PHP
$foo =  sprintf("%2048s", "foo");
$dictionary = crack_opendict($foo) or die("Unable to open CrackLib dictionary");
?>
-> child pid 16256 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
 

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See description.
Supply dictionary > 1024 as user input
  

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