1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/channels.c b/channels.c
index d1c90b4ac..defe5ecba 100644
--- a/channels.c
+++ b/channels.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.94 2001/02/28 12:55:07 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: channels.c,v 1.95 2001/02/28 21:27:48 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/rsa.h>
 #include <openssl/dsa.h>
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ channel_handle_rfd(Channel *c, fd_set * readset, fd_set * writeset)
 int
 channel_handle_wfd(Channel *c, fd_set * readset, fd_set * writeset)
 {
+        struct termios tio;
         int len;
 
         /* Send buffered output data to the socket. */
@@ -789,16 +790,15 @@ channel_handle_wfd(Channel *c, fd_set * readset, fd_set * writeset)
                         return -1;
                 }
                 if (compat20 && c->isatty) {
-                        struct termios tio;
                         if (tcgetattr(c->wfd, &tio) == 0 &&
                             !(tio.c_lflag & ECHO) && (tio.c_lflag & ICANON)) {
                                 /*
                                  * Simulate echo to reduce the impact of
-                                 * traffic analysis.
+                                 * traffic analysis. We need too match the
+                                 * size of a SSH2_MSG_CHANNEL_DATA message
+                                 * (4 byte channel id + data)
                                  */
-                                packet_start(SSH2_MSG_IGNORE);
-                                memset(buffer_ptr(&c->output), 0, len);
-                                packet_put_string(buffer_ptr(&c->output), len);
+                                packet_send_ignore(4 + len);
                                 packet_send();
                         }
                 }