[tor-bugs] #15901 [Tor]: apparent memory corruption -- very difficult to isolate

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#15901: apparent memory corruption -- very difficult to isolate
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     Reporter:  starlight  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  critical   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
    Component:  Tor        |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:
Actual Points:             |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by someone_else):

 Replying to [comment:36 starlight]:
 > Replying to [comment:34 someone_else]:
 > > This is the error:
 > > {{{
 > > < 2015-04-05 16:43:39 83.251.83.140 9001 9030
 > > ---
 > > > 2015-04-05 16:-06 01:2.251.83.140 9001 9030
 > > }}}
 >
 > Right, _exactly_ _eight_ _bytes_ corrupted
 > in the entire document.

 It looks like in each case those 8 bytes are a copy of another 8 bytes
 earlier in the document. '-06 01:2' appears several times before. Just
 like with 'n rHDXjA'.

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