>Number:         21797
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       flooding nvi leads it to dump core (RIP)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jun 05 08:58:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD helium 1.6.1 NetBSD 1.6.1 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Apr 8 12:05:52 UTC 2003 autobuild@tgm.daemon.org:/autobuild/netbsd-1-6/i386/OBJ/autobuild/netbsd-1-6/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
Memory:  383 MB
Swap: 1.4 GB

>Description:
I make a big line by using repeatition. Nvi says it cannot allocate memory.
But when I want to insert something, nvi dumps core.

>How-To-Repeat:
$ vi
12345678
i
12345678
<ESC>
i
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
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