[tor-bugs] #5934 [Tor Relay]: Tor relay denial of service

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#5934: Tor relay denial of service
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 Reporter:  runa       |          Owner:     
     Type:  task       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal     |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:     
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   Points:             |   Actualpoints:     
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 From https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2012-May/024328.html:

 '''I found a strange behavior in Tor relays that allow me to make a remote
 Tor relay crash or at least have a 100 % CPU usage. It crashes only if it
 is possible to send more data than RAM (and swap) can store in 300 s (5
 minutes) to the relay.'''

 Proof of concept attached to this ticket. I have not tested this myself.

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