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Date:      Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:38:25 +0000
From:      Josef El-Rayes <josef@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Xin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/pppd cbcp.c
Message-ID:  <20041118153825.GA12893@daemon.li>
In-Reply-To: <200411181521.iAIFLCJ3062379@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200411181521.iAIFLCJ3062379@repoman.freebsd.org>

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Xin LI <delphij@FreeBSD.org>:
>   Correct a potential DoS vulnerability, as described at
>   
>   http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/379450

This advisory is incorrect.

It is actually not a DoS vulnerability as the attacker
can only kill the connection to him, not others,

see: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109941891320391

Thanks for MFC'ing this,

Greets, Josef
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