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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Firefox@lemmy.ml ·
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Firefox Blocks 0.0.0.0 IP Addresses: Tell Us What This Means To You!

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Firefox Blocks 0.0.0.0 IP Addresses: Tell Us What This Means To You!

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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Firefox@lemmy.ml ·
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In response to 0.0.0.0 day, Firefox Nightly version 131 had introduced a new security measure: blocking access to 0.0.0.0/::/::ffff:0.0.0.0 addresses. This change is currently live for Nightly users and will be gradually rolled out to all release users in the near future. Before we implement this ch...
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    What is the use case for 0.0.0.0

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      Just in case you want to do nothing, nowhere in particular.

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      0.0.0.0 binds to all addresses on the machine for servers, but I don’t know what a browser would do when trying to resolve it. I guess look at all addresses on the machine and see if anything has bound to the indicated port on that address? First one it finds wins?

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