Bug 139053

Summary:	Email attachement with long filename, accents and .doc extension crash kio_imap
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] kio	Reporter:	Davide Ferrari <vide80>
Component:	imap	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	crash
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Attachments:	Sample mail message that cause the problem

Description Davide Ferrari 2006-12-20 16:55:24 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

I received a file attachment, downloaded from an IMAP server (Courier) that makes kio_imap use 100%, trigger a memory leak and take the entire machine down to his knees, consuming all memory (phisical and swap) in a matter of seconds.
I can reproduce this bug even with a 0 bytes attachement. You have to have these conditions:

- long file name (>50)
- accented characters (á, ú, ì, ñ etc.)
- .doc extension

if you have a .doc without accents, no problem. If you have, say, a .txt with accents, no crash. But with those 3 condtions, crash. And it's very very dangerous cause it can be considered as a remote DoS. I have to phisically reset my machine, no other ways. CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE cannot kill X, ssh login need too much time, mouse and keyboard become useless. Trying to reproduce the bug, with "top" opened in a consolle I saw with my eyes how much a kio_imap process sucked all the processor power and all the memory.
I can reproduce this bug on a Kubuntu Edgy with KDE 3.5.5 and also on a Gentoo with KDE 3.5.5.
As said, I'm using Courier IMAP on server side, I can't test it with other IMAP servers.

Comment 1 Philip Rodrigues 2006-12-20 22:49:25 UTC

Can you attach a message that shows the problem?

Comment 2 Davide Ferrari 2006-12-21 20:50:22 UTC

A direct copy from the IMAP server does fit your request, or do you need a copy downloaded from a MUA? because in this case I cannot use Kmail to get it ;) tomorrow I'll attach a copy.

Comment 3 Philip Rodrigues 2006-12-22 12:52:58 UTC

I think either would be OK

Comment 4 Davide Ferrari 2006-12-28 16:03:16 UTC

Created attachment 19056 [details]
Sample mail message that cause the problem

Happens for sure if downloaded from an IMAP4 server (CourierIMAP, at least)

Comment 5 Davide Ferrari 2006-12-28 16:04:28 UTC

Uploaded a sample mail. I'll try to see if it happens with kio_pop3 as well

Comment 6 Thomas McGuire 2007-12-12 23:38:19 UTC

Reassigning the bugs of the SMTP, IMAP and POP ioslaves to kdepim-bugs.

Comment 7 Thomas McGuire 2007-12-12 23:41:38 UTC

Undo autoconfirm.

Comment 8 Davide Ferrari 2007-12-13 09:43:10 UTC

It seems fixed in Kmail Version 1.9.6 (enterprise 0.20070907.709405) (Kubuntu Gutsy with KDE 3.5.8)