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Date:      Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:01:57 -0600
From:      "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Baby Peanut <baby_p_nut2@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: is this mbuf problem real?
Message-ID:  <20040218220157.GE47727@madman.celabo.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040218142125.49433.qmail@web41902.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20040218142125.49433.qmail@web41902.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 06:21:25AM -0800, Baby Peanut wrote:
> BM_207650
> MEDIUM
> Vulnerability
> Version: 1  2/18/2004@03:47:29 GMT
> Initial report
> 	 <https://ialert.idefense.com/KODetails.jhtml?irId=207650>;
> ID#207650:
> FreeBSD Memory Buffer Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability
> (iDEFENSE Exclusive): Remote exploitation of a denial of service (DoS)
> vulnerability in FreeBSD's memory buffers (mbufs) could allow attackers
> to launch a DoS attack.

Hmm, in the past, iDEFENSE has contacted us (FreeBSD Project) in
advance about such issues, but I haven't heard from them on this one.
I cannot access the URL you referenced.  Thanks for posting.
-- 
Jacques Vidrine / nectar@celabo.org / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@freebsd.org



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