[tor-bugs] #25249 [Core Tor/Tor]: Spec/implementation deviation in C protover code

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#25249: Spec/implementation deviation in C protover code
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     Reporter:  nickm         |      Owner:  nickm
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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 Our C protover code will reject any attempt to create a protover range
 ending with UINT32_MAX.  But our spec says that we allow that.

 I suggest that, since this case is basically unreasonable, we should amend
 the spec to reject it, and amend the code to reject it explicitly.

 Found by Teor.

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