[4621] in SIPB bug reports
bug in pop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (douzzer@MIT.EDU)
Tue Jun 14 01:56:41 1994
From: douzzer@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 1994 01:56:19 -0400
To: bug-sipb@MIT.EDU, jik@security.ov.com, jik@MIT.EDU
the following bug has cropped up in /afs/sipb/project/sipbsrc/src/pop/pop.c.
i'll try to repair it myself. meantime if anyone knows why this would
be happening feel free to let me know :-).
[this is a debug run of my own software]
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(gdb) set args -notruncate
(gdb) run
Starting program: /afs/media-lab.mit.edu/user/d/douzzer/src/mhmail/dmm/inc -notruncate
inbox 1 ? 1-8
PO7.MIT.EDU:
66+ 13Jun lacsap > amt New Codes<<The Garden is happy to share its codes for the537255960 804768240
inbox 2 ? 1-8
67 13Jun boogles > bexley An accurate description of the net... (fwd)<<<forwarding i537255960 804768240
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x100103b8 in memcpy ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x100103b8 in memcpy () <--really bcopy() in the source, fyi.
#1 0x10015f84 in getline (server=0x2005e018) at pop.c:1080
#2 0x100153b8 in pop_multi_next (server=0x2005e018, line=0x2ff7c9f0) at pop.c:633
#3 0x10014f6c in pop_retrieve_next (server=0x2005e018, line=0x2ff7c9f0) at pop.c:560
#4 0x1000a628 in pop_inc_message (num=2,
file=0x2ff7cf24 "/afs/media-lab.mit.edu/user/d/douzzer/mail/inbox/67", truncatep=0)
at inc.c:1979
#5 0x100076c4 in process_mail () at inc.c:1372
#6 0x100021fc in main (argc=2, argv=0x2ff7f658) at inc.c:401
#7 0x1000042c in __start ()
(gdb) Q
The program is running. Quit anyway (and kill it)? (y or n) y
-*
[this is a run of /afs/athena/contrib/sipb/@sys/pop]
-* pop
pop: connect -host po7
pop: list
message size
1 2533
2 1943
3 1279
4 475
5 2125
6 1856
pop: retr 1
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From: Brian K. Zuzga <boogles@martigny.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: An accurate description of the net... (fwd)
To: bexley@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 16:59:33 EDT
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
<forwarding info deleted to protect the guilty>
> Why the INTERNET is like a penis:
>
> * It can be up or down. It's more fun when it's up, but it makes it hard
> to get any real work done.
>
> * In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information
> considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still
> think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most folks today
> use it for fun most of the time.
>
> * It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will
> just do the same damn dumb things it did before.
>
> * It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take this
> interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimes it's
> hard to tell what kind of person you're dealing with until it's too
> late.
>
> * If you don't apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread
Segmentation fault
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here is the full text of the message that causes the error:
-* show 23- -from boogles
(+inbox #25: 2528 bytes, -rw-------)
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From: Brian K. Zuzga <boogles@martigny.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: An accurate description of the net... (fwd)
To: bexley@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 16:59:33 EDT
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
<forwarding info deleted to protect the guilty>
> Why the INTERNET is like a penis:
>
> * It can be up or down. It's more fun when it's up, but it makes it hard
> to get any real work done.
>
> * In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information
> considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still
> think that's the only thing it should be used for, but most folks today
> use it for fun most of the time.
>
> * It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will
> just do the same damn dumb things it did before.
>
> * It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take this
> interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimes it's
> hard to tell what kind of person you're dealing with until it's too
> late.
>
> * If you don't apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread
> viruses.
>
> * It has no brain of its own. Instead, it uses yours. If you use it too
> much, you'll find it becomes more and more difficult to think coherently.
>
> * We attach an importance to it that is far greater than its actual size
> and influence warrant.
>
> * If you're not careful what you do with it, it can get you in big trouble.
>
> * It has its own agenda. Somehow, no matter how good your intentions, it
> will warp your behavior. Later you may ask yourself "why on earth did
> I do that?"
>
> * Some folks have it, some don't.
>
> Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off. They
> think that those who don't have it are somehow inferior. They think it
> gives them power. They are wrong.
>
> Those who don't have it may agree that it's a nifty toy, but think it's
> not worth the fuss that those who do have it make about it. Still, many
> of those who don't have it would like to try it.
>
> * Once you've started playing with it, it's hard to stop. Some people
> would just play with it all day if they didn't have work to do.
