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Message-ID: <20151203202715.GA10401@openwall.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 23:27:15 +0300
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: rules.c patch for ASan fault
On Thu, Dec 03, 2015 at 02:22:07PM -0600, jfoug wrote:
> Is there really a reason for the (int) ?? If not, then simply replace
> it with (unsigned char) and be done with it. The compiler will up-cast
> the unsigned char from the inner expression into an int before doing the
> subtraction, even without the cast.
You're right, but I've just committed this with the (int). Arguably, it
makes the code and its intent clearer.
http://cvsweb.openwall.com/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/Owl/packages/john/john/src/rules.c.diff?r1=1.27;r2=1.28
revision 1.28
date: 2015/12/03 20:21:55; author: solar; state: Exp; lines: +2 -1
In the 'X' command, handle zero-length memorized strings correctly: avoid
undesired integer promotion to let the 'm' variable value (last character
position) overflow from 255 back to 0 (length). Thanks to magnum and JimF:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/john-dev/2015/12/03/1
Alexander
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