[Privoxy-commits] [privoxy] 08/38: rfc2553_connect_to(): Prevent theoretical memory disclosure through the CGI interface

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commit 49889e43ed82e1a8c793987943e103bc4ff0e78b
Author: Fabian Keil <fk at fabiankeil.de>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 2 14:55:45 2026 +0200

    rfc2553_connect_to(): Prevent theoretical memory disclosure through the CGI interface
    
    ... if a request is rejected due to ACLs.
    
    It's theoretical due to a bug in the ACL code that will
    be fixed in a following commit.
---
 jbsockets.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jbsockets.c b/jbsockets.c
index 70ddea4d..c98a1f6b 100644
--- a/jbsockets.c
+++ b/jbsockets.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static jb_socket rfc2553_connect_to(const char *host, int portnum, struct client
       return(JB_INVALID_SOCKET);
    }
 
-   csp->http->host_ip_addr_str = malloc_or_die(NI_MAXHOST);
+   csp->http->host_ip_addr_str = zalloc_or_die(NI_MAXHOST);
 
    for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next)
    {

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