[tor-bugs] #17070 [Core Tor/Tor]: ".local" is mDNS for the local network, but tor assumes localhost

Sun Dec 4 03:42:32 UTC 2016

#17070: ".local" is mDNS for the local network, but tor assumes localhost
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 Reporter:  teor                |          Owner:  jryans
     Type:  defect              |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium              |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.???
Component:  Core Tor/Tor        |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  security lorax doc  |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by jryans):

 * status:  assigned => needs_review

Comment:

 I updated the function header for `tor_addr_hostname_is_local` and man
 page entry for `ClientRejectInternalAddresses` to describe that multicast
 DNS hostnames for machines on the local network (of the form *.local) are
 also rejected.

 https://github.com/jryans/tor/commits/local-hostname

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