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-rw-r--r--libbb/correct_password.c11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/correct_password.c b/libbb/correct_password.c
index 6255f7e65..d0f68c0cd 100644
--- a/libbb/correct_password.c
+++ b/libbb/correct_password.c
@@ -47,9 +47,14 @@ int correct_password(const struct passwd *pw)
char buffer[256];
#endif
- correct = bb_msg_full_version; /* fake salt. crypt() can choke otherwise */
- if (!pw)
- goto fake_it; /* The content of 'correct' will never match */
+ /* fake salt. crypt() can choke otherwise.
+ * (bb_banner's first two chars are letters and thus are valid salt) */
+ correct = bb_banner;
+ if (!pw) {
+ /* bb_banner will never match, it contains () which is never
+ * generated in valid encrypted passwords. */
+ goto fake_it;
+ }
correct = pw->pw_passwd;
#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
if (LONE_CHAR(pw->pw_passwd, 'x') || LONE_CHAR(pw->pw_passwd, '*')) {