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Re: Jul 9 08:06:03 all inetd[122]: httpd/tcp server failing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Wilcox)
Tue Jul 11 10:45:11 1995
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 09:32:13 -0400
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From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@math.psu.edu>
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In-Reply-To: Message <9507100753.AA17325@aft-ms.Holland.Sun.COM> from "Mon,
10 Jul 1995 09:52:09 +0200."
Casper Dik <casper@Holland.Sun.COM> writes:
> > I was trying a loop test to stress performance on our secure W3
> >server and found that inetd under SunOS detects what it thinks to be
> >loops and shuts down all httpd services untill a kill -HUP is sent to
> >the inetd process. How is this bug/feature controlled, and doesn't this
> >lead very directly to denial of services attacks?
>
>
> There is a patch for SunOS 4.1.x that add an option to control this behaviour
> .
>
> Casper
Sun Solve Patch for Solaris 1.1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3_U1) is :
Patch-ID# 101618-01
Synopsis: SunOS 4.1.3_U1: inetd "broken server detection" breaks on fast
machines
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1030599 1112111
Changes incorporated in this version:
Version for Solaris 1.1 (SunOS 4.1.1 - 4.1.3) is :
Patch-ID# 100178-09
Synopsis: SunOS 4.1.1;4.1.2;4.1.3: inetd "broken server detection" breaks on
fast machines
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1030599 1112111
Changes incorporated in this version:
Version for Solaris 1.2 (SunOS 4.1.4) is:
Patch-ID# 102416-01
Synopsis: SunOS 4.1.4: inetd patch
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1030599 1112111
Changes incorporated in this version:
Just thought that I would help clarify it.
-Ken Wilcox
