1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c b/src/providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c
index b05e3075c..1a959d4cc 100644
--- a/src/providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c
+++ b/src/providers/ldap/ldap_auth.c
@@ -557,6 +557,13 @@ static struct tevent_req *auth_send(TALLOC_CTX *memctx,
     req = tevent_req_create(memctx, &state, struct auth_state);
     if (!req) return NULL;
 
+    /* Treat a zero-length password as a failure */
+    if (password.length == 0) {
+        state->result = SDAP_AUTH_FAILED;
+        tevent_req_done(req);
+        return tevent_req_post(req, ev);
+    }
+
     state->ev = ev;
     state->ctx = ctx;
     state->username = username;