Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 02:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/10231: inet_addr() doesn't check for illegal values in input Message-ID: <199907160950.CAA22829@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/10231; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, wpaul@FreeBSD.org, jdp@FreeBSD.org Cc: philipp@mirapoint.com Subject: Re: misc/10231: inet_addr() doesn't check for illegal values in input Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:30:12 +0200 Paul, John, Any comments on this PR? Synopsis: Input passed to inet_addr() is not correctly checked for validity. For instance, 437458475894848475 would be accepted, even though it will overflow a 32bit quantity. Likewise, on a four-part dotted-quad only the last integer is checked for correctness. Cheers, Nick -- Paranoid: perl -e 'use strict;' -e ... ISIS/STA, T.P.270, Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra, Italy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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