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Bug 502003 - fails to parse email (infinite loop)
fails to parse email (infinite loop)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gmime
Classification: Other
Component: general
2.2.x
Other All
: Normal major
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Assigned To: Jeffrey Stedfast
Jeffrey Stedfast
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-12-06 10:23 UTC by Thomas
Modified: 2007-12-06 14:53 UTC
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Description Thomas 2007-12-06 10:23:05 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
The header decoder loops in Debian's libgmime 2.2.10 (didn't in 2.2.3) when it hits the malformed

Subject: =??Q??=

The problem goes away when there is a character between the first and second question mark.

Debian Bug with testcase: http://bugs.debian.org/454536

Steps to reproduce:
1. get stuff from http://bugs.debian.org/454536
2. compile testcase.c
3. run with testcase.mbox


Actual results:
Function call does not return.

Expected results:
It should return.

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
I could say something about bugzilla forms here.
Comment 1 Thomas 2007-12-06 11:52:11 UTC 
Fixed in 2.2.11.
Apologies for reporting an old bug.
Comment 2 Jeffrey Stedfast 2007-12-06 14:53:55 UTC 
no prob