RFC 2047 encoded display name in From: header not decoded in digests.
Bug #1565002 reported by
Mark Sapiro
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNU Mailman |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Mark Sapiro |
Bug Description
When a message contains a From: header like
From: =?utf-8?
the display name is shown as '=?utf-
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It turns out this issue is a broken MUA composing the message. The encoded word in the header was quoted. The actual From: was like
From: "=?utf- 8?b?Sm9obiBEb2U =?=" <email address hidden>
The quotes caused the encoded word to be taken literally which is the proper behavior. This could be defended against by checking if the name looks like an RFC 2047 encoded word and trying to decode it, but I don't think it's worth it so I'm marking this invalid.