Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: pwgen
If you generate non-ambiguous passwords with pwgen by passing it the -B
argument capital letter Os is not prevented. For example this:
$ pwgen -B 8 1
Ies7Onga
should never happen, but it does. (I didn't make up that output I
copied it from konsole)
In the code letters are generated (during this step they are checked
against the ambiguous character list). In the next step some characters
are "uppercased". So a small o (which is fine) gets converted to a
large O, but no second check happens so large Os can slip through. I
believe I've fixed the problem, and have included a patch.
Thank you.
Details:
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
pwgen:
Installed: 2.06-1ubuntu2
Candidate: 2.06-1ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 2.06-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: pwgen (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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pwgen includes capital Os when generating non-ambiguous passwords
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638418
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