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Created on 2016-07-17 06:02 by pabstersac, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| msg270611 - (view) | Author: pablo sacristan (pabstersac) | Date: 2016-07-17 06:02 | |
The code is very simple: import sys sys.setrecursionlimit(1<<20) test=lambda test:test(test) test(test) It basically works by changing the recursion limit and then starting an infinite recursion, this quickly gives a segfault. This can be used to crash python. |
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| msg270614 - (view) | Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) *  |
Date: 2016-07-17 06:29 | |
Sorry, the documentation for sys.setrecursionlimit() explicitly warns you against doing this: "The highest possible limit is platform-dependent. A user may need to set the limit higher when she has a program that requires deep recursion and a platform that supports a higher limit. This should be done with care, because a too-high limit can lead to a crash." https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/sys.html#sys.setrecursionlimit |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2022-04-11 14:58:33 | admin | set | github: 71724 |
| 2016-07-17 06:29:51 | ned.deily | set | status: open -> closed nosy: + ned.deily messages: + msg270614 resolution: not a bug stage: resolved |
| 2016-07-17 06:02:29 | pabstersac | create | |