bounds as in size of an array right..this is strange...i mean someone whos writing such a proggy as a tcpdump..how cud he forget this ok anyways thanks for spelling it out for me :D..eriously i understood it when u wrote it champak
Pankaj Kaushal wrote: > On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:39:54AM +0530, Sandeep Singh Kohli wrote: > Sandeep Singh Kohli> duh? > Sandeep Singh Kohli> hey raju..for the uninitiated...i know we shud get this in the >first instance..but please can u elaborate a little what it means... > Sandeep Singh Kohli> esp this part > Sandeep Singh Kohli> "The BGP decoding routines for tcpdump used incorrect bounds >checking > Sandeep Singh Kohli> when copying data." > > It means exactly what it says. the BGP decoding routines in > tcpdump use incorrect array bounds checking and can be remotely exploited. > > From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001 [vera]: > BGP > Border Gateway Protocol (RFC 1267/1771, IP) > > -- > $you = new YOU; > honk() if $you->love(perl); > > ================================================ > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject >header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
