Things Debian Project Leaders Do

René Pfeiffer [lynx at luchs.at]

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:46:49 +0200

[[[ This is a followup to https://linuxgazette.net/141/misc/lg/things_debian_project_leaders_do.html - Kat ]]]

On Jul 27, 2007 at 1004 -0400, Ben Okopnik appeared and said:

> [...]
> I seem to recall a couple of programs in the Debian kit that do
> something like this by feeding random data to apps, but this one seems
> to be a real star. E.g., https://sam.zoy.org/zzuf/lol-firefox.gif crashes
> my Firefox (1.5.0.11) very nicely - one-click functionality.

It does even crash the latest 2.0.0.6 Iceweasel with the same one-click functionality. Maybe one of the libraries doesn't like it.=20

> [...] I haven't taught a security class in a
> while, but it seems like 'zzuf' would make a very nice teaching aid
> for when I'm explaining vulnerability discovery. [...]

I have some workshops on this topic in October and November, and thanks to Kapil the students will have a new toy.

Best wishes, René, just returned from the Adriatic coast.

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Kapil Hari Paranjape [kapil at imsc.res.in]

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 18:08:52 +0530

Hello,

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007, René Pfeiffer wrote:

> I have some workshops on this topic in October and November, and thanks
> to Kapil the students will have a new toy.

Hey! Don't blame (thank) the messenger. Thank the author of "zzuf" Sam Hocevar.

Kapil. --

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René Pfeiffer [lynx at luchs.at]

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:52:28 +0200

On Aug 05, 2007 at 1808 +0530, Kapil Hari Paranjape appeared and said:

> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007, René Pfeiffer wrote:
> > I have some workshops on this topic in October and November, and thanks
> > to Kapil the students will have a new toy. 
>=20
> Hey! Don't blame (thank) the messenger. Thank the author of "zzuf"
> Sam Hocevar.

I will do that as well, don't worry.

Best, René.

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