[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-669859 ] socket.inet_aton() succeeds on invalid input

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Bugs item #669859, was opened at 2003-01-17 09:49
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matt Beaumont (mbeaumon)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: socket.inet_aton() succeeds on invalid input

Initial Comment:
Given a string such as "5.6.7", inet_aton() returns
'\x05\x06\x00\x07'.  In C (using libraries installed
with RedHat 7.2), the equivalent call returns 0,
indicating that the address is invalid.

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