DC++ 0.75 and older vulnerable to bzip2 filelist bomb
DC++ 0.75 and earlier can be remotely crashed via either bzip2 filelists (example filelist) or hublists (themselves compressed with bzip2). Such list downloads can be automatically triggered by automatic searches for alternate sources, so explicit user action is unnecessary [1]. Not every client seems to crash; the precise dependence on operating system or other factors remains unclear. However, crashes have been observed using both Windows XP and Windows 7.
As before, updating network-facing software remains important. Equally importantly, DC++ mod authors should attempt to update in a timely manner such as to avoid exposing their users to this bug.
[1] To catch a large number of clients in a hub in a relatively short period of time with no manual intervention, listen for searches (especially TTH searches) and always respond positively, such that clients try autosearching for alternate sources. Other tricks are possible as well, of course.
