1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
index f42cde203c..e3c343dffb 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
@@ -2715,15 +2715,22 @@ def _fold_as_ew(to_encode, lines, maxlen, last_ew, ew_combine_allowed, charset):
         trailing_wsp = to_encode[-1]
         to_encode = to_encode[:-1]
     new_last_ew = len(lines[-1]) if last_ew is None else last_ew
+
+    encode_as = 'utf-8' if charset == 'us-ascii' else charset
+
+    # The RFC2047 chrome takes up 7 characters plus the length
+    # of the charset name.
+    chrome_len = len(encode_as) + 7
+
+    if (chrome_len + 1) >= maxlen:
+        raise errors.HeaderParseError(
+            "max_line_length is too small to fit an encoded word")
+
     while to_encode:
         remaining_space = maxlen - len(lines[-1])
-        # The RFC2047 chrome takes up 7 characters plus the length
-        # of the charset name.
-        encode_as = 'utf-8' if charset == 'us-ascii' else charset
-        text_space = remaining_space - len(encode_as) - 7
+        text_space = remaining_space - chrome_len
         if text_space <= 0:
             lines.append(' ')
-            # XXX We'll get an infinite loop here if maxlen is <= 7
             continue
 
         to_encode_word = to_encode[:text_space]