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Re: [Patch] Security: BOF in ares_parse_ptr_reply

From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:56:32 +0100 (CET)

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Gerald Combs wrote:

>> We tend to do releases on demand, when we think we have something
>> particular that's enough to warrant one. You think we have enough
>> reasons to make one?
>
> Does a severe bug in ares_parse_ptr_reply count?

Sure. We just need to settle the ABI/API discussion so that we know what the
next release will look like, then we can ship a release once the necessary
changes according to the discussion are done. 

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  / daniel.haxx.se
Received on 2008-11-28