Copying 2 MB of plain text over Screen Sharing crashes OS X

Originator:ricky.romero
Number:rdar://21222872 Date Originated:2015-06-03
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:See below
Classification:Crash/Hang/Data Loss Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When Shared Clipboard is on, Screen Sharing will crash OS X on the local system when you copy a moderately-sized amount of data. The crash happens when you paste the data in another app, and then switch back to Screen Sharing to close it.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect to a Mac over the Internet using Screen Sharing.
2. Turn on Shared Clipboard in Screen Sharing.
3. Open Terminal on the remote Mac.
4. Run "ioreg -l" twice.
5. Select All and copy the output. [Screen Sharing will freeze for a few seconds]
6. Switch to a text editor on the local Mac.
7. Paste the clipboard contents into the text editor.
8. Switch back to Screen Sharing. [The local Mac will freeze up]

Version:
Local Mac: 10.10.3/14D136
Remote Mac: 10.10.4/14E26a

Configuration:
Local Mac: MacBookPro11,3
Remote Mac: MacPro6,1

Local Internet connection: 75 Mbit down, 95 Mbit up corporate (Wi-Fi)
Remote Internet connection: 125 Mbit down, 11 Mbit up Comcast (Ethernet)
Connection latency: < 60ms

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