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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-15656

Improve bind_ip handling of badly formatted Internet address numbers

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
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    • Component/s: Networking, Security, Usability
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      bind_ip supports more then standard ipv4 dotted notation, which makes is easy to mess things up.

      --bind_ip 0 for example represents 0.0.0.0, which will listen to all available interfaces.

      --bind_ip 3232235521 becomes 192.168.0.1
      --bind_ip 192.168.0.256 becomes 192.168.1.0

      the risk of supporting the decimal notation is when creating the config files, or passing the argument, a empty variable is in many cases treated as a 0 - so when you thought you were binding to a specific interface - and afterwards it does indeed listen to that interface - you actually are listening to all of them.

      In addition providing an empty net.bindIp listens to all interfaces.

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            backlog-server-platform DO NOT USE - Backlog - Platform Team
            Reporter:
            bjori Hannes Magnusson
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