Thanks for the info. I was wondering if it was related to some of the mystery crashes I see from time to time :)
And as always, we are very glad to have you with us. The Voice of Valve is very welcome in this mailing list :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:18 PM Subject: RE: [hlds] Steam Release > It was caused when someone maliciously sent a malformed fragmented out > of band UDP packet (causing a portion of the stack to be overwritten > that shouldn't be). The problem wasn't in the wild (a security > researcher pointed it out to us). > > - Alfred > > ----Original Message---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ooks Server > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds] Steam Release > > > Do you have any additional information about the crash bug that was > > fixed? > > Causes of the crash, symptoms (specific messages, etc.), when it > > might occur, etc. ? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alfred Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 6:10 PM > > Subject: [hlds] Steam Release > > > > > > > We have released DoD 1.3 and new engine binaries via Steam. To get > > > this update run the hldsupdatetool ("steam" under linux and > > > "hldsupdatetool.exe" in win32 ). > > > > > > This update includes some new DoD maps and tweaks to a couple DoD > > > weapons. It also fixes a potential crash bug for the dedicated > > > server so you should plan to update soon. A Referrer header was > > > also added to the HTTP download protocol. > > > > > > > > > The full details of the update can be read here: > > > > http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news&id=108924896118368700 > > > > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
