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Bugtraq: Re: [rootshell.com] Xterm DoS Attack

Re: [rootshell.com] Xterm DoS Attack

From: Walt <walt_at_ARMOUR.CX>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:24:09 -0700

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Kit Knox wrote:

> /*
> *
> * xterm Denial of Service Attack
> * (C) 2000 Kit Knox <kit_at_rootshell.com> - 5/31/2000
> *
> * Tested against: xterm (XFree86 3.3.3.1b(88b) -- crashes
> * rxvt v2.6.1 -- consumes all available memory and then
> * crashes.
> *
> * Not vulnerable: KDE konsole 0.9.11
> * Secure CRT 3.0.x
> *

Confirmed also against Eterm 0.8.10.

In fact, it took X all the way down (XFree86 4.0).

walt
Received on Jun 02 2000

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