[MPICH] stdin buffer overflow problem?

[Benjamin Svetitsky]

In that case, can you tell me (1) how large is "large" [it looks like a 
few K will do it!], and (2) is there really a security problem when MPD 
is run as root?

		Ben

Rajeev Thakur wrote:
> Yes, the MPD process manager doesn't handle large input files via stdin very
> well. In such cases, you will need to read from a file as you have.
> 
> Rajeev 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----

>> This looks like a serious security problem.  I am running mpd 
>> as root, with MPD_USE_ROOT_MPD=1.  So this, I think, is how a 
>> buffer overflow can crash the entire node.


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