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RE: [cobalt-users] URGENT: CERT - Apache buffer overrun
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] URGENT: CERT - Apache buffer overrun
- From: "Peter Masloch" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Jun 18 11:18:42 2002
- Organization: EasyniX Consulting
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
>At 11:33 AM 6/18/2002, you wrote:
>>Not true. It says that the Stack Overflow is handled different
>>by 64-bit and 32-bit Unix platforms. On a 64-bit platform you
>>can control the Stack Overflow, on a 32-bit platform not. But
>>the Stack Overflow is still there. On the 32-bit platform it only
>>will cause a segmentation violation and the child process will be
>>terminated.
>>Peter
>>
>>
>
>Just what exactly happens when "the child process will be terminated"?
In this case on the 32-bit platform not much. Your CPU, memory and
syslog are getting a nice workout. In theory it could crash the
server....but in practice i doubt it.
Peter