Neil McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm tagging this bug as security and upping the severity. > > Justification: > A small script can be used to affect the availability of the parent > xserver if xloadimage is installed. If the resource limits of the > xserver are high enough, there is potential for the process table to > become saturated, leading to a loss of availability of the machine that > xloadimage is installed on.
Err, I'm confused - how is this any different in "DoS" profile from e.g. a traditional fork bomb? -- James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
