Bug 172448 - vncpasswd returns a glibc error, with stack trace
Summary: vncpasswd returns a glibc error, with stack trace
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 160471
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: vnc
Version: 4
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tim Waugh
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-11-04 16:48 UTC by Jasper O. Hartline
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-11-07 11:04:46 UTC
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vncpasswd terminal output (2.02 KB, text/plain)
2005-11-04 17:22 UTC, Jasper O. Hartline
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Description Jasper O. Hartline 2005-11-04 16:48:42 UTC
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Description of problem:
Upon running vncpasswd, and entering the correct passwords 3 times over, vncpasswd refuses to change the password. glibc error with stack trace is displayed.
Here is a small excerpt, the full output will be as an attachment:

Password:
Verify:
Passwords don't match - try again
*** glibc detected *** vncpasswd: free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x09711130 ***
======= Backtrace: =========

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
vnc-server-4.1.1-10.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run: vncpasswd
2. Type password twice
3. Recieve a backtrace stacktrace
  

Actual Results:  vncpasswd failed to change a password for the vncserver application in vnc-server-4.1.1-10.1

Expected Results:  Password should have changed, and been immediately usable, as far as I know.

Additional info:

Could be something on my machine.
I am not absolutely certain, and with the conflicting reports I sometimes get from bugzilla responses, I am still unsure. I however do not think my glibc packages are broken, if they were I think I'd be seeing many more problems.
Just a guess.

Comment 1 Jasper O. Hartline 2005-11-04 17:22:39 UTC
Created attachment 120734 [details]
vncpasswd terminal output

vncpasswd backtrace stacktrace glibc terminal output

Comment 2 Tim Waugh 2005-11-07 11:04:46 UTC
Sounds like a duplicate of bug #160471.  The work-around is to limit your
password to 8 characters. (Characters beyond that are ignored anyway.)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 160471 ***


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