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Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2
From: The Itch <itchie () BSE DIE MS>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:01:49 +0100
On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, John wrote:
I could not reproduce this. Could you give us some more information? Thanks. john@nbs:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 2.2
i can reproduce this on my mandrake 7.0 and redhat6.2 machine by just starting /bin/login and press control d twice [itchie@bse itchie]$ /bin/login login: login: Segmentation fault [itchie@bse itchie]$ gdb output: (gdb) run Starting program: /bin/login login: login: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. strncpy (s1=0xbfffc894 "", s2=0x0, n=32) at ../sysdeps/generic/strncpy.c:41 41 ../sysdeps/generic/strncpy.c: No such file or directory. (gdb) dont think it is exploitable in any way though.
Mike Fedyk wrote:I don't know if this could be exploited is any way, but here's something that I've seen. This is on x86 on two machines and a ppc g3. #su #login login: ^D Segmentation fault Maybe you guys can check this more. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-request () lists debian org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster () lists debian org-- The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five yearsFrom now or five thousand years from now.All history is a current event." - Dr John Henrik Clake -
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Current thread:
- Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 09)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 John (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 The Itch (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Weiss, Bill (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 12)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Kevin van Haaren (Mar 13)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 13)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 The Itch (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 John (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 BORBELY Zoltan (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Allen J. Newton (Mar 11)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 12)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Allen J. Newton (Mar 11)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 J. Kamer (Mar 10)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 12)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 J. Kamer (Mar 13)
- Re: Segfault in login on debian potatoR2 Mike Fedyk (Mar 12)