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What (who) is fork bomb - definition
DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK WHEREIN A PROCESS CONTINUALLY REPLICATES ITSELF TO DEPLETE AVAILABLE SYSTEM RESOURCES, SLOWING DOWN OR CRASHING THE SYSTEM DUE TO RESOURCE STARVATION
Wabbit (computing); Forkbomb; Bacteria (malware); Bacteria (Malware); Fork Bomb; Rabbit virus; Rabbit program; Fork while fork; Alert of death; Command:command; Rabbit (program); Wabbit virus
fork bomb
<programming> A particular species of wabbit that can be
written in one line of C:
main() for(;;)fork();
or shell:
$0 & $0 &
on any Unix system, or occasionally created by an egregious
coding bug. A fork bomb process "explodes" by recursively
spawning copies of itself using the Unix system call
"fork(2)". Eventually it eats all the process table entries
and effectively wedges the system. Fortunately, fork bombs
are relatively easy to spot and kill, so creating one
deliberately seldom accomplishes more than to bring the just
wrath of the gods down upon the perpetrator.
See also logic bomb.
[Jargon File ]
(1994-12-14)
Fork bomb
In computing, a fork bomb (also called rabbit virus or wabbit) is a denial-of-service attack wherein a process continually replicates itself to deplete available system resources, slowing down or crashing the system due to resource starvation.
Fork (software development)
![A timeline chart showing the evolution of [[Linux distribution]]s, with each split in the diagram being called "a fork"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Linux Distribution Timeline.svg?width=200 "A timeline chart showing the evolution of [[Linux distribution]]s, with each split in the diagram being called \"a fork\"")
NEW PROGRAM, AND LINE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, DERIVED FROM AN EXISTING ONE
Code fork; Fork off; Fork (Open Source); Right to fork; Fork (open source); Software fork; Code forking; Fork (software); Fork (software engineering); Project fork; Community fork; Forking software; Fork (source control); Software forking
In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software. The term often implies not merely a development branch, but also a split in the developer community; as such, it is a form of schism.
Wikipedia
Fork bomb
In computing, a fork bomb (also called rabbit virus or wabbit) is a denial-of-service attack wherein a process continually replicates itself to deplete available system resources, slowing down or crashing the system due to resource starvation.
