Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:30:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/13535: Finger bug: possible stack overflow Message-ID: <199909020430.VAA34963@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/13535; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> To: koya@math.yokohama-cu.ac.jp Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/13535: Finger bug: possible stack overflow Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:25:04 -0400 (EDT) On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Yoshihiro Koya wrote: > By using chpass programm, change the gecos field of a some user as > follows: > > >#Changing user database information for someuser > >Shell: /bin/csh > >Full Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx... ( put here 1500 times x, for example ) > >Location: > >Office Phone: > >Home Phone: > >Other information: This makes NIS ignore you as a user because it crashes mknetid. Neat. -- - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the messagehome | help
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