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-rw-r--r--Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py3
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py7
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-07-16-08-11-00.bpo-37461.1Ahz7O.rst2
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
index e3c343dffb..737951e4b1 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
@@ -2366,6 +2366,9 @@ def get_parameter(value):
while value:
if value[0] in WSP:
token, value = get_fws(value)
+ elif value[0] == '"':
+ token = ValueTerminal('"', 'DQUOTE')
+ value = value[1:]
else:
token, value = get_qcontent(value)
v.append(token)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
index 676732bb3d..a2c900fa7f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
@@ -2601,6 +2601,13 @@ class Test_parse_mime_parameters(TestParserMixin, TestEmailBase):
# Defects are apparent missing *0*, and two 'out of sequence'.
[errors.InvalidHeaderDefect]*3),
+ # bpo-37461: Check that we don't go into an infinite loop.
+ 'extra_dquote': (
+ 'r*="\'a\'\\"',
+ ' r="\\""',
+ 'r*=\'a\'"',
+ [('r', '"')],
+ [errors.InvalidHeaderDefect]*2),
}
@parameterize
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-07-16-08-11-00.bpo-37461.1Ahz7O.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-07-16-08-11-00.bpo-37461.1Ahz7O.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bfd350c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2019-07-16-08-11-00.bpo-37461.1Ahz7O.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix an inifite loop when parsing specially crafted email headers. Patch by
+Abhilash Raj.