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2000 Jul 31
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Linux traceroute (oddness & localhost memory-alloc)
...e permits a simple denial-of-service on localhost as a normal user (the program is +s[uid] root by default). $ traceroute 127.0.0.1 360000000 ^C^C^C This seems to attempt allocating hundreds of mega- bytes of memory because the code checking correct packet-sizes has been misinserted into the wrong section of the source-code. Result: Localhost gets very unresponsive and may need a reboot if a system watchdog fails to nail the process. 4. It is possible to cause a puzzling message into system logs with no obvious trace of the culprit. $ traceroute...