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-rw-r--r--Lib/poplib.py11
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_poplib.py6
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/poplib.py b/Lib/poplib.py
index 84f1889..43f8305 100644
--- a/Lib/poplib.py
+++ b/Lib/poplib.py
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ CR = b'\r'
LF = b'\n'
CRLF = CR+LF
+# maximal line length when calling readline(). This is to prevent
+# reading arbitrary lenght lines. RFC 1939 limits POP3 line length to
+# 512 characters, including CRLF. We have selected 2048 just to be on
+# the safe side.
+_MAXLINE = 2048
+
class POP3:
@@ -107,7 +113,10 @@ class POP3:
# Raise error_proto('-ERR EOF') if the connection is closed.
def _getline(self):
- line = self.file.readline()
+ line = self.file.readline(_MAXLINE + 1)
+ if len(line) > _MAXLINE:
+ raise error_proto('line too long')
+
if self._debugging > 1: print('*get*', repr(line))
if not line: raise error_proto('-ERR EOF')
octets = len(line)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_poplib.py b/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
index c0929a0..28e6a6b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_poplib.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DummyPOP3Handler(asynchat.async_chat):
def cmd_list(self, arg):
if arg:
- self.push('+OK %s %s' %(arg, arg))
+ self.push('+OK %s %s' % (arg, arg))
else:
self.push('+OK')
asynchat.async_chat.push(self, LIST_RESP)
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ class TestPOP3Class(TestCase):
foo = self.client.retr('foo')
self.assertEqual(foo, expected)
+ def test_too_long_lines(self):
+ self.assertRaises(poplib.error_proto, self.client._shortcmd,
+ 'echo +%s' % ((poplib._MAXLINE + 10) * 'a'))
+
def test_dele(self):
self.assertOK(self.client.dele('foo'))