Re: PATCH: mdecode2047() buffer overrun

On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, David D. Kilzer wrote:

> Whilst hacking a user-requested feature into Hypermail (they want to set
> a second "label" for each monthly archive that can be included as a
> "percent-character" item), I found a buffer overrun bug in mdecode2047()
> that results in a seg fault or bus error. This only happens when a
> header line is more than MAXLINE-1 characters and the message is a
> MIME-encoded message ("Mime-Version: 1.0").
>
> This may have already been fixed by Kevin, but I had to develop a patch
> to get it working in the meantime. It's included below, along with a
> "test" message if you're interested in regression testing.

Yes, I found that error and it has been solved for the upcoming b3. My solution was very similar to yours.

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