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Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities)

From: Robin Houston <robin () puffinry freeserve co uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:41:54 +0100

On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 06:00:16AM +0900, Ishikawa wrote:

The problem URL that caused the hung of browser,
at least, on my PC is the following.

    file:///dev/pty0

This locked my netscape navigator solid.


On my Mozilla 0.8.1 (linux 2.2.18 system) that didn't crash the
browser. HOWEVER, loading

file:///dev/console

prevented the keyboard from functioning until I exited Mozilla.
Of course, Mozilla can be exited using the mouse, so it isn't a
showstopper problem. But it could be very disconcerting if you
didn't realise what had happened.

 .robin.

Current thread:

Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Ishikawa (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Robin Houston (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) David F. Skoll (Jul 18)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) aland (Jul 18)
  - Internet Explorer file:// URL issues Chad Loder (Jul 19)
  - Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Glynn Clements (Jul 19)
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Jeffrey W. Baker (Jul 18)
- Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) Richard Kettlewell (Jul 19)
  - Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) George Staikos (Jul 20)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Linux, too, sot of (Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS vulnerabilities) der Mouse (Jul 19)