***BOGO*** Re: [PHP] Google Chrome

[Robert Cummings <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 03:15 +0200, Jochem Maas wrote:
> Bastien Koert schreef:
> > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jochem Maas <jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> >> Bastien Koert schreef:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Dan Shirah <mrsquash2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Yippie, Chrome already exploited for DoS attacks?
> >>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1847&tag=nl.e539
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Its not a DoS, its just a browser crash
> >>>
> >> so forcing a browser to crash is not 'Denial of Service'?
> >>
> >> I think your confused with DDoS
> >>
> >>
> > DDoS is a Distributed Denial of Service attack where a server is attacked
> > via multiple computers (like a bot net) at the same time AFAIK
> 
> no shit. so if you drop the 'Distributed' you get 'Denial of Service'. DoS
> is rather general, code that keeps crashing your browser on purpose is denying
> you the service it provides (viewing webpages).
> 
> rather like someone running off with your girlfriend ... you get denied service.

I thought Chrome was set up so if your current page caused a crash other
loaded pages didn't crash also. In which case DoS doesn't apply if only
the requested page crashes since you're still getting service.

Cheers,
Rob.
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