packages/libs/ftplib/patches/002-check_getserv_by_name.patch

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Description: Verify value returned by getservbyname
getservbyname() can return a NULL pointer and dereferencing it
would lead to a segfault.
.
The patch is not forwarded upstream but there's no real maintainance
upstream any more.
Origin: vendor, see changelog entry 3.1-1-2
Author: Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl>
Last-Update: 2009-10-29
Forwarded: no
diff --git a/linux/ftplib.c b/linux/ftplib.c
index 9089a5b..c4a5873 100644
--- a/src/ftplib.c
+++ b/src/ftplib.c
@@ -416,7 +416,11 @@ GLOBALDEF int FtpConnect(const char *host, netbuf **nControl)
sin.sin_port = htons(atoi(pnum));
else
{
- pse = getservbyname(pnum,"tcp");
+ if ((pse = getservbyname(pnum,"tcp")) == NULL)
+ {
+ perror("getservbyname");
+ return 0;
+ }
sin.sin_port = pse->s_port;
}
}