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Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities)

From: "David F. Skoll" <dfs () roaringpenguin com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:34:09 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Ishikawa wrote:

The next is a showstopper.
The problem URL that caused the hung of browser,
at least, on my PC is the following.

    file:///dev/pty0


However, the UNIX API has a very simple and *reliable* way around this:

        stat(2)

I hope Mozilla authors are listening and start stat'in file:/// urls.

There is no simple and reliable equivalent under 'doze.

--
David.

Current thread:

Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Ishikawa (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Robin Houston (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) David F. Skoll (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) aland (Jul 18)
  - Internet Explorer file:// URL issues Chad Loder (Jul 19)
  - Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Glynn Clements (Jul 19)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Jeffrey W. Baker (Jul 18)
- Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Richard Kettlewell (Jul 19)
  - Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) George Staikos (Jul 20)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) der Mouse (Jul 19)