fabrice-marie-sec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1683
>
>            Product: bash
>          Component: program
>            Summary: bash sigsev. Security ?
>            Version: 2.05b-12mdk
>           Platform: PC
>         OS/Version: All
>             Status: UNCONFIRMED
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P3
>         AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>         ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Hello,
>
>>From a discussion on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> and on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> bash SIGSEVs when you pass it some unreasonable
> values :
>
> in a bash shell just type
> $ eval `perl -e 'print ":;" x 97500'`
> it will make bash sigsev. I have no idea if
> it's exploitable. Nobody claimed it was,
> so far, on either list.

I will have to investigate, if you have any pointer though.

-- 
Warly

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