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Re: Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS

From: tj () RAD GEOLOGY WASHINGTON EDU
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:48:06 -0800

I've tested on proftd-1.2.0rc2 and people confirmed that this bug exist in
the latest CVS version.

I had no time to look at the code so no patch is currently available.
Developers have just been informed.

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The developers of proftpd have tried to confirm this bug, using scripts to
issue the SIZE command for hundred thousands of iterations, and failed to
verify that it does indeed exist.

Versions of proftpd tested: pre10, rc1, rc2, and CVS.  All failed to show
symptoms of this memory leak.

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Current thread:

Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS Wojciech Purczynski (Dec 19)
- Re: Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS Dmitry Alyabyev (Dec 20)
- Re: Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS tj (Dec 20)
  - Re: Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS Wojciech Purczynski (Dec 22)
    - Re: Memory leakage in proftpd leads to remote DoS Rodrigo Barbosa (aka morcego) (Dec 24)