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

[Robin Houston]

On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 06:00:16AM +0900, Ishikawa wrote:
> The problem URL that caused the hung of browser,
> at least, on my PC is the following.
> 
>     file:///dev/pty0
> 
> This locked my netscape navigator solid.

On my Mozilla 0.8.1 (linux 2.2.18 system) that didn't crash the
browser. HOWEVER, loading

file:///dev/console

prevented the keyboard from functioning until I exited Mozilla.
Of course, Mozilla can be exited using the mouse, so it isn't a
showstopper problem. But it could be very disconcerting if you
didn't realise what had happened.

 .robin.