On Wed Feb 13 18:32:19 EST 2008, [email]pietro10@mac.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> In most /bin/sh variants (I'm not sure about original):
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> :(){:|:};:
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> Quick denial of service.
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iirc, there were not functions in the orginal.
- erik
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On Wed Feb 13 18:32:19 EST 2008, [email]pietro10@mac.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> In most /bin/sh variants (I'm not sure about original):
>
> :(){:|:};:
>
> Quick denial of service.
>[/color]
iirc, there were not functions in the orginal.
- erik
So I think only in bash.
How it works?
[url]http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/understanding-bash-fork-bomb/[/url]
It does use :(){ :|: &};:, but I have tried :(){:|:};: and it worked.
On Feb 13, 2008, at 6:41 PM, erik quanstrom wrote:
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> On Wed Feb 13 18:32:19 EST 2008, [email]pietro10@mac.com[/email] wrote:[color=green]
>> In most /bin/sh variants (I'm not sure about original):
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>> :(){:|:};:
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>> Quick denial of service.
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> iirc, there were not functions in the orginal.
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> - erik[/color]