S-131: BIND Vulnerabilities

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S-131: BIND Vulnerabilities

An off-by-one error in the inet_network() function in libbind could lead to memory corruption with certain inputs. The risk is MEDIUM. Applications linked against libbind which call inet_network() with untrusted inputs could lead to a denial-of-service or potentially code execution.

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