In addition to out-of-spec traffic, malicious packets can contain payloads that cause a system to crash. A packet's payload is taken as input into a service. If the input is not properly checked, the application can be DoSed.

A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.

Dom was yucking and yelling. He was clumsy and barely got as many with two hands as Mouse did with one.

When the long, hot journey drew to its end and the train slowed down for the last time, there was a stir in Jessamy’s carriage. People began to shake crumbs from their laps and tidy themselves up a little.