First, pfSense is from FreeBSD, not OpenBSD. Second xBSD uses libc by
default, not glibc. glibc is a GNU/Linux port of the libc from UNIX
systems. I wouldn't expect to see recent glibc errors in xBSD, as there are
separate code bases at the system level.


Walter

On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Wolf Noble <[email protected]> wrote:

> http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0235
> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9
>
> a glibc bug in gethostbyname allows for a remote execution exploit...
>
> I don't see a mention of exposure, or lack thereof, for openbsd (and thus
> pfSense). Hoping someone on the list might be slightly more knowledgable
> than I?
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