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A 32-year-old bug walks into a Telnet server

112 points · 46 comments · paimapi

notimetorelax · 1789621090 · focus · HN ↗
I really dislike articles that blow out of proportion the technical details. TLDR; bounds checking was missing leading to potential memory corruption.
1. ErroneousBosh · 1789634886 · focus · HN ↗
  > TLDR; bounds checking was missing leading to potential memory corruption.
  ... if you hold it just right, and let the light of the full moon shine through it on a particular day, while you send a carefully-crafted packet through the right brand of NIC over cables forged by long-forgotten smiths.

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