#33349 [Opn->Bgs]: imap_fetchstructure() hangs on some mails

ID: 33349 Updated by: iliaa@php.net Reported By: benjamin dot malynovytch at libertic dot fr -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: IMAP related Operating System: * PHP Version: 5CVS-2005-06-20 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. The problem lies in the c-client lib that does not handle improperly formatted multi-part e-mails without valid terminators. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-20 16:01:42] root at ka-rel dot cz I'm experiencing the same behaviour with certain messages (mostly spam but not always). A sample message is located at http://ka-rel.cz/imap/bad001.tmp. Whenever imap_fetchstructure function tries to analyze the message, cpu gets to 100% and hangs (on NT 4.0 Server) or displays the "crash message" (on WinXP), requesting to send it to Microsoft. Till now, I've noticed that the bad messages have improperly set boundary strings - maybe this confuses the function and results to unability to parse individual parts of message. Also, such messages are not decoded correctly if opened in a mail client. PHP 4.3.3 IMAP c-Client Version 2001 WinXP: php_imap.dll, 593920 bytes, 24th August 2003 WinNT: php_imap.dll, 602112 bytes, 6th June 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-20 15:11:36] benjamin dot malynovytch at libertic dot fr iliaa and sniper, you'll find the asked informations in your mailboxes. Is it possible that php5 doesn't work properly, when php4 does ? It tried the application on an "old" box, using php4(4.3.4), and it works fine (even on the message-of-death). I haven't tried out on the production box though, cause I can't swap so easily on php4 (other applications will dropp). I also noticed, that a similar bug had been corrected in php 4.0.4 (imap_fetchstructure crashing) (Changelog). Is it possible that php5 has the same bug again ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-20 11:54:59] sniper@php.net We're interested in the 'message-of-death' only. Just export that message and put it online or send via email to iliaa@php.net and sniper@php.net. Your initial example script is a bit odd though, what EXACTLY (for real!) is $mbox_path set to? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-20 09:51:13] benjamin dot malynovytch at libertic dot fr I tried several versions of imap (UW): imap-2001a, imap-2002a, imap-2004a, imap-2004d, imap-2004e-DEVEL None of them worked. I'm afraid their's no error log: the application hangs without returning anything (would be too easy to debug). The only thing I know, is that the application hangs just after the call to "imap_fetchstructure" (did some echo "..."; flush(); to be sure). Any idea ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-06-18 00:45:26] iliaa@php.net If the problem persists, please provide a URL to the complete text of the message that causes the hang. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/33349 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=33349&edit=1