#609179 Crash with long BBHOME environment variable

Package:
xymon-client
Source:
xymon
Description:
client for the Xymon network monitor
Submitter:
Silvio Cesare
Date:
2015-05-28 09:36:08 UTC
Severity:
minor
#609179#5
Date:
2011-01-07 03:51:05 UTC
From:
To:
Crash in /usr/bin/bbcmd with long BBHOME environment variable.
#609179#16
Date:
2015-05-28 09:33:52 UTC
From:
To:
# As originally reported
found 609179 4.2.0.dfsg-14lenny

# As just verified
# Squeeze
found 609179 4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-6+squeeze1
# Wheezy
found 609179 4.3.0~beta2.dfsg-9.1
# Jessie
found 609179 4.3.17-6
# Sid
found 609179 4.3.21-1

kthxbye

Hi,

as seen above I've just verified that this bug still exists despite
many crashes have been fixed in Xymon since then.

Silvio Cesare wrote:

Here's an example how to reproduce it nowadays (with changed command and
variable names):

env XYMONHOME=$(perl -e 'print "A"x5000') xymoncmd

		Regards, Axel