diff -up cracklib-2.9.6/lib/fascist.c.overflow cracklib-2.9.6/lib/fascist.c
--- cracklib-2.9.6/lib/fascist.c.overflow	2015-10-23 16:58:38.403319225 +0200
+++ cracklib-2.9.6/lib/fascist.c	2016-12-08 17:28:41.490101358 +0100
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ FascistGecosUser(char *password, const c
     char gbuffer[STRINGSIZE];
     char tbuffer[STRINGSIZE];
     char *uwords[STRINGSIZE];
-    char longbuffer[STRINGSIZE * 2];
+    char longbuffer[STRINGSIZE];
 
     if (gecos == NULL)
 	gecos = "";
@@ -596,38 +596,47 @@ FascistGecosUser(char *password, const c
     {
 	for (i = 0; i < j; i++)
 	{
-	    strcpy(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
-	    strcat(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
-
-	    if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+	    if (strlen(uwords[i]) + strlen(uwords[j]) < STRINGSIZE)
 	    {
-		return _("it is derived from your password entry");
-	    }
-
-	    strcpy(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
-	    strcat(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
+		strcpy(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
+		strcat(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
 
-	    if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
-	    {
-		return _("it's derived from your password entry");
+		if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+		{
+		    return _("it is derived from your password entry");
+		}
+
+		strcpy(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
+		strcat(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
+
+		if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+		{
+		   return _("it's derived from your password entry");
+		}
 	    }
 
-	    longbuffer[0] = uwords[i][0];
-	    longbuffer[1] = '\0';
-	    strcat(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
-
-	    if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+	    if (strlen(uwords[j]) < STRINGSIZE - 1)
 	    {
-		return _("it is derivable from your password entry");
+		longbuffer[0] = uwords[i][0];
+		longbuffer[1] = '\0';
+		strcat(longbuffer, uwords[j]);
+
+		if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+		{
+		    return _("it is derivable from your password entry");
+		}
 	    }
 
-	    longbuffer[0] = uwords[j][0];
-	    longbuffer[1] = '\0';
-	    strcat(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
-
-	    if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+	    if (strlen(uwords[i]) < STRINGSIZE - 1)
 	    {
-		return _("it's derivable from your password entry");
+		longbuffer[0] = uwords[j][0];
+		longbuffer[1] = '\0';
+		strcat(longbuffer, uwords[i]);
+
+		if (GTry(longbuffer, password))
+		{
+		    return _("it's derivable from your password entry");
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff -rupN 3/lib/rules.c 3-patched/lib/rules.c
--- 3/lib/rules.c	2016-08-16 14:16:24.033261876 +0200
+++ 3-patched/lib/rules.c	2016-08-17 13:57:14.485782894 +0200
@@ -434,9 +434,8 @@ Mangle(input, control)		/* returns a poi
 {
     int limit;
     register char *ptr;
-    static char area[STRINGSIZE];
-    char area2[STRINGSIZE];
-    area[0] = '\0';
+    static char area[STRINGSIZE * 2] = {0};
+    char area2[STRINGSIZE * 2] = {0};
     strcpy(area, input);
 
     for (ptr = control; *ptr; ptr++)