OSEC

Neohapsis is currently accepting applications for employment. For more information, please visit our website www.neohapsis.com or email hr@neohapsis.com
Bugtraq archives for 3rd quarter (Jul-Sep) 1994: Novell Netware bug

Novell Netware bug

Dan Thorson (Dan_Thorsonnotes.seagate.com)
Thu Aug 18 09:37:29 1994 

I don't know if anybody cares about Novell Netware bugs in this list, but I
thought I'd post it just in case.
 
We've discovered (inadvertantly) a denial-of-service bug in the printserver
mechanism.  If an application attempts to print an extremely large file, the
SYS volume will overflow, and crash the file server.  I believe that the
following would do it, but I have not tried....
 
void main(void)
{
    while (1==1)
        printf("a");
}
compile and run this with the output redirected to LPTx: which has been
captured to a network printer.
 
If this msg doesn't belong on bugtrack, please don't flame me, just ignore it,
OK?
 
dct
 
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
--
Dan Thorson -- Dan_Thorsonnotes.seagate.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seagate Technology   -   920 Disc Drive   -   Scotts Valley, CA 95066 USA
Main Phone 408-438-6550   -   Email Problems postmasternotes.seagate.com
Technical Support: BBS 408-438-8771  Fax 408-438-8137  Voice 408-438-8222  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

### OGATE Version 8 message trace and attachment information:
### MsgFileName: m:\mgate\outbound\132.MSG
### Org Date:    08-18-94 09:26:29 AM
### From:        Dan ThorsonSEAGATE
### To:          bugtraq  crimelab.com  internet
### Subject:     Novell Netware bug
### Attachments: none