Re: Buffer overflow in BASH

[adam () FLOUNDER NET (Adam D. McKenna)]

I really don't see the point of people posting bash bugs here.  Especially
not bugs in old versions.  There are a lot of bash bugs, you can't gain any
extra priveleges by exploiting them though.

--Adam

from bash(1):

BUG REPORTS
       If  you  find  a  bug  in bash, you should report it.  But
       first, you should make sure that it really is a  bug,  and
       that  it  appears  in  the latest version of bash that you
       have.

       Once you have determined that a bug actually  exists,  use
       the bashbug command to submit a bug report.  If you have a
       fix, you are encouraged to mail that as well!  Suggestions
       and  `philosophical'  bug  reports  may  be mailed to bug-
       bash () prep ai MIT Edu or posted  to  the  Usenet  newsgroup
       gnu.bash.bug.

       ALL bug reports should include:

       The version number of bash
       The hardware and operating system
       The compiler used to compile
       A description of the bug behaviour
       A short script or `recipe' which exercises the bug

       bashbug  inserts  the first three items automatically into
       the template it provides for filing a bug report.

       Comments and  bug  reports  concerning  this  manual  page
       should be directed to chet () ins CWRU Edu.