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From: "Jonel Rienton" <nelski@jonelrienton.org>
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Subject: buffer overflow on zsh-3.1.9  
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:34:56 -0500
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i would like to report a buffer overflow for zsh, procedures as follows:

1. hold down the alt key
2. while holding alt key press 9 six times
3 release both keys, hit any letter or number


result is a huge core file and a very high cpu load which almost bring down
my system.