Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:50:23 GMT From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/84106: inet_pton(AF_INET6, ....) seems too permissive Message-ID: <200507271050.j6RAoNgv094589@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/84106; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org>
To: "Mikhail T." <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, standards@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/84106: inet_pton(AF_INET6, ....) seems too permissive
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:42:38 +0900
Hi,
>>>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:42:13 -0400 (EDT)
>>>>> "Mikhail T." <mi@aldan.algebra.com> said:
mi> NSPR's addtest pointed me at this problem -- our inet_pton
mi> gladly accepts invalid IPv6 addresses like:
mi> 1:2:3:4:5:6:7::8
mi> or
mi> 1:2:3:4:5:6::7:8
mi> inet_pton should reject (return 0) both of these addresses.
No, I don't think so. I cannot see such restriction in RFC 2373 2.2
Text Representation of Addresses. Isn't it a problem of NSPR's
addtest?
Sincerely,
--
Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
ume@mahoroba.org ume@{,jp.}FreeBSD.org
http://www.imasy.org/~ume/
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