[ python-Bugs-1595045 ] smtplib.SMTP.sendmail() does not provide transparency

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Bugs item #1595045, was opened at 2006-11-12 15:14
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Avi Kivity (avik)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: smtplib.SMTP.sendmail() does not provide transparency

Initial Comment:
If the msg parameter to smtplib.SMTP.sendmail() 
contains a '\r\n.\r\n', the message will be 
terminated.  This will surprise most users, as 
smtplib should encapsulate the various protocol 
details rather than expose them.

It's also a potential security hole.  If 
user-supplied data is passed as msg, then the user 
may be able to inject SMTP commands by placing them 
after a '\r\n.\r\n'.

A workaround is to mutilate msg before passing it to 
smtplib.

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