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BUG REPORT: hfaxd dies when it can't resolve own hostname (4.0.8)
- To: flexfax@sgi.com
- Subject: flexfax: BUG REPORT: hfaxd dies when it can't resolve own hostname (4.0.8)
- From: "Jason M. Petry" <jason@ps.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:14:40 -0500
I don't read this list, just reporting a bug I found in hylafax 4.0.8
Symptoms: If the system cannot resolve it's own hostname into an
address, hfaxd will SEGV. Although I've pinpointed where the error is,
I'm unable to suggest a fix, because I don't understand how hfaxd uses this
info. (Sorry) The error occurrs on line 95, of the
file InetFaxServer.c++ Here is the whole function:
InetFaxServer::InetFaxServer()
{
usedefault = TRUE;
swaitmax = 90; // wait at most 90 seconds
swaitint = 5; // interval between retries
memset(&data_dest, 0, sizeof (data_dest));
data_dest.sin_family = AF_INET;
hostent* hp = Socket::gethostbyname(hostname);
if (hp != NULL)
hostname = hp->h_name;
struct in_addr in;
memcpy(&in, hp->h_addr, sizeof (in));
^^^^^^^^^
This is the problem, if hp is null, this SEGV's
hostaddr = inet_ntoa(in);
fxAssert(_instance == NULL,
"Cannot create multiple InetFaxServer instances");
_instance = this;
}