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Buffer Overflow Risk in Curl_inet_ntop and Inet_ntop4


*Curl is a software that I love and is an important tool for the world. * *If my report doesn't align, I apologize for that.* The `Curl_inet_ntop` function is designed to convert IP addresses from binary format to human-readable string format, supporting both IPv4 and IPv6. It internally delegates to `inet_ntop4` for IPv4 addresses and `inet_ntop6` for IPv6 addresses. However, insufficient...

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