From nobody@hyperreal.com Fri Sep 27 18:35:41 1996 Received: by taz.hyperreal.com (8.7.5/V2.0) id SAA29042; Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:35:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199609280135.SAA29042@taz.hyperreal.com> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:35:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Reply-To: ggm@connect.com.au To: apbugs@hyperreal.com Subject: apache dumps core in http_main.c:default_server_hostnames X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 >Number: 5 >Category: other >Synopsis: apache dumps core in http_main.c:default_server_hostnames >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: closed >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 27 18:35:51 1996 >Last-Modified: Sun Nov 3 18:06:08 PST 1996 >Originator: ggm@connect.com.au >Organization: >Release: 1.1.1 >Environment: Solaris 2.x >Description: because the code doesn't check gethostbyname() worked. it attempts to de-ref a NULL pointer in a for loop and dies in a heap >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: check returns from call. if NULL ,clean exit with log, then people know to fix a DNS problem :-) %0 >Audit-Trail: State-Changed-From-To: open-closed State-Changed-By: brian State-Changed-When: Sun Nov 3 18:06:08 PST 1996 State-Changed-Why: Return value for gethostbyname now checked. >Unformatted: