rofl0r / rofl0r/proxychains-ng

proxychains-ng does not work some software use epoll

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Description

some software just like nginx use epoll,
proxychains-ng does not work.
only nginx use poll or select,
proxychains-ng can work

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Research direction

Start by examining proxychains-ng's handling of epoll-related socket calls and compare it with the existing poll/select handling described in the report. Reproduce the failure with nginx using epoll, then verify that the relevant software works through proxychains-ng without requiring poll or select.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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