4.2 ftp has 8 character passwords
rws%mit-bold at sri-unix.UUCP
rws%mit-bold at sri-unix.UUCP
Wed Feb 1 00:55:16 AEST 1984
From: Robert W. Scheifler <rws at mit-bold>
Description:
User ftp truncates passwords to 8 characters, which loses
completely when talking to non-Unix sites.
Repeat-By:
ftp to a TOPS-20, for example, and try to login to an
account with a long password.
Fix:
Change
static char pbuf[9];
to
static char pbuf[51];
and
if (p < &pbuf[8])
to
if (p < &pbuf[50])
or some other suitably large values. (Geez, C+Unix=blech.)
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