Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:42:38 +0900 From: Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@freebsd.org> To: "Mikhail T." <mi@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: standards@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/84106: inet_pton(AF_INET6, ....) seems too permissive Message-ID: <ygesly0zg0x.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> In-Reply-To: <200507260442.j6Q4gDHh028351@blue.virtual-estates.net> References: <200507260442.j6Q4gDHh028351@blue.virtual-estates.net>
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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,
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Hajimu UMEMOTO @ Internet Mutual Aid Society Yokohama, Japan
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