1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Bugzilla/Auth/Verify/DB.pm b/Bugzilla/Auth/Verify/DB.pm
index 88ad78d54..f2c008dbf 100644
--- a/Bugzilla/Auth/Verify/DB.pm
+++ b/Bugzilla/Auth/Verify/DB.pm
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ sub check_credentials {
         "SELECT cryptpassword FROM profiles WHERE userid = ?",
         undef, $user_id);
 
+    # Wide characters cause crypt to die
+    if (Bugzilla->params->{'utf8'}) {
+        utf8::encode($password) if utf8::is_utf8($password);
+    }
+
     # Using the internal crypted password as the salt,
     # crypt the password the user entered.
     my $entered_password_crypted = crypt($password, $real_password_crypted);