[tor-bugs] #9998 [Tor]: resolve "localhost", "host", "hostname" and "host.localdomain" to 127.0.0.1
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#9998: resolve "localhost", "host", "hostname" and "host.localdomain" to 127.0.0.1
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Reporter: proper | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
Component: Tor | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: tor-client needs-proposal
Actual Points: | Parent ID:
Points: |
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Changes (by nickm):
* keywords: tor-relay => tor-client needs-proposal
Comment:
Ah, that does sound like a good idea. You could do it with a general hosts
file mechanism in the dns client code.
I do worry a bit about cross-site attacks here; do we have somebody with
the appropriate expertise that can help us figure those out? In
particular, the "visit http://localhost/" thing makes me a bit nervous
that there could be somebody using a Tor-enabled web browser to see
whether localhost is running a web server, or something like that.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9998#comment:3>
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