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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 0...