Handle exceptions from python without ipv6 support

2017-02-23 20:22:44 +02:00 · 2017-02-23 20:22:44 +02:00 · d974065f8e
commit d974065f8e
parent 9ccd3a0989
1 changed files with 4 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/src/protocol.py
+++ b/src/protocol.py
@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ def checkIPAddress(host, private=False):
            return False
        return hostStandardFormat
    else:
-        hostStandardFormat = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, host)
+        try:
+            hostStandardFormat = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, host)
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
        if hostStandardFormat == "":
            # This can happen on Windows systems which are not 64-bit compatible 
            # so let us drop the IPv6 address.