[6519] in bugtraq
Re: MacOS based buffer overflows...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SnowCrash)
Tue Apr 14 17:55:05 1998
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:18:26 -0600
Reply-To: SnowCrash <victorm@UNDERDOG.BHTC.UTEP.EDU>
From: SnowCrash <victorm@UNDERDOG.BHTC.UTEP.EDU>
X-To: Aleph One <aleph1@DFW.NET>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.94.980414110406.21762N-100000@dfw.dfw.net>
This bug also works with Apple Share ip 5.0 but do not crash at all the
computer. This bug just reset the mail application.
On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Aleph One wrote:
> >From feh@netstat.net Tue Apr 14 08:25:10 1998
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:01:05 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Netstat Webmaster <feh@netstat.net>
> Subject: MacOS based buffer overflows...
>
>
> Eudora Internet Mail Server vs. 1.2, 2.0, 2.01 DoS
>
> Telnet to port 106 of an EIMS server.
> Type USER xxxxxxxxxxxx(at least a 1000+ char string). EIMS will crash.
> Occasionally taking the entire machine with it.
>
> ---
>
> Apple's Web Sharing DoS
>
> Telnet to port 80 of a Web Sharing server (built into system 8.0+).
> Upon connect enter any string of at least 3000+ characters. Hit return
> twice, Web Sharing will stop servicing. It does not seem to make the
> server any less stable and Web Sharing seems to be able to be restarted
> with out a reboot and without any ill effects.
>
> Phanty.
>
