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OpenVMS fingerd remote stack overflow Aug 06 2008 11:08PM
Shaun Colley (scolleyuk hotmail co uk) (3 replies)

Re: OpenVMS fingerd remote stack overflow Aug 07 2008 08:51PM
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Re: OpenVMS fingerd remote stack overflow Aug 07 2008 05:54PM
Kevin Finisterre (lists) (kf_lists digitalmunition com)

Re: OpenVMS fingerd remote stack overflow Aug 07 2008 05:40PM
Alexander Sotirov (alex sotirov net) (1 replies)

Re: OpenVMS fingerd remote stack overflow Aug 08 2008 06:24PM
Tim Newsham (newsham lava net)

> On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 12:08:53AM +0100, Shaun Colley wrote:
>> The MultiNet finger service runs on port 79 by default (like other finger
>> servers) and takes a username to query. A long string (~250+ or so bytes)
>> will cause a stack overflow, giving control of a saved return address and
>> hence the program counter (PC).
>
> Hahahaha, welcome to 1988!

Old software can be so much fun.

http://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/unix-jun72/2008-May/000126.html
http://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/unix-jun72/2008-May/000250.html

> Alex

Tim Newsham
http://www.thenewsh.com/~newsham/

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