Who discovered shellshock?
Who discovered shellshock?
Stéphane Chazelas
Shellshock was discovered by Stéphane Chazelas, reported to its developer and a few others, and assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2014-6271. The lead developer of bash, Chet Ramey, developed a fix which was rolled out by major distributors as part of a routine coordinated disclosure.
Did shell shock exist before ww1?
Shell shock is a term coined in World War I by British psychologist Charles Samuel Myers to describe the type of post traumatic stress disorder many soldiers were afflicted with during the war (before PTSD was termed)….
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| Specialty | Psychiatry |
What was the original theory about shell shock?
English physician Charles Myers, who wrote the first paper on “shell-shock” in 1915, theorized that these symptoms actually did stem from a physical injury. He posited that repetitive exposure to concussive blasts caused brain trauma that resulted in this strange grouping of symptoms.
How was shell shock treated in ww1?
In World War I this condition (then known as shell shock or ‘neurasthenia’) was such a problem that ‘forward psychiatry’ was begun by French doctors in 1915. Some British doctors tried general anaesthesia as a treatment (ether and chloroform), while others preferred application of electricity.
When was shellshock patched?
24 September 2014
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| A simple Shellshock logo, similar to the Heartbleed bug logo. | |
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| CVE identifier(s) | CVE-2014-6271 (initial), CVE- 2014-6277, CVE- 2014-6278, CVE- 2014-7169, CVE- 2014-7186, CVE- 2014-7187 |
| Date discovered | 12 September 2014 |
| Date patched | 24 September 2014 |
What happened to the French in April 1915?
On April 22, 1915, German forces shock Allied soldiers along the Western Front by firing more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres in Belgium. Because of the wintry cold, most of the gas froze, preventing it from being effective.
What happened to Shell Shocked soldiers?
Shell shock was generally seen as a sign of emotional weakness or cowardice. Many soldiers suffering from the condition were charged with desertion, cowardice, or insubordination. Some shell shocked soldiers were shot dead by their own side after being charged with cowardice. They were not given posthumous pardons.
Does Shell Shocker have a virus?
It is very important to know that It’s not so much a virus but a vulnerability – Shellshock, also dubbed the “Bash Bug”, allows Unix-based operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, to be compromised. The vulnerability occurs in Bash, which is a component used since 1989.