RE: [PHP-DEV] Bug #14707 Updated: A very serious PHP bug that can turn down almost any web server !!!
| From: | Mike Robinson | Date: | Thu, 27 Dec 2001 00:46:55 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] Bug #14707 Updated: A very serious PHP bug that can turn down almost any web server !!! | ||
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Is the snark really necessary?
It accomplishes what?
Mike Robinson
daniel@php.net writes:
> ID: 14707
> Updated by: daniel
> Reported By: sorin@sorin.tv
> Status: Bogus
> Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
> Operating System: Any OS, any PHP version
> PHP Version: 4.1.0
> New Comment:
>
> here's another discovery:
>
> while(true)
> mail("sorin@sorin.tv", "this is a mailbomb", "blub");
>
>
>
> Previous Comments:
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> [2001-12-26 19:06:19] daniel@php.net
>
> I forgot to /bogus
>
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> [2001-12-26 19:04:23] daniel@php.net
>
> well, DoS is nothing new. thanks for re-descovering it. this is
> not a PHP bug (same problem applies to virtually any language: C,
> Python, Perl ..). it's a general security issue. you might solve
> it by limiting the amount of connections for an IP.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Daniel Lorch