[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #17849: Raise sensible exception for invalid HTTP tunnel response

[martin.panter]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3510e5d435db
changeset:   97715:3510e5d435db
branch:      2.7
parent:      97705:d7885be86e0f
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium>
date:        Mon Sep 07 01:18:47 2015 +0000
summary:
  Issue #17849: Raise sensible exception for invalid HTTP tunnel response

Initial patch from Cory Benfield.

files:
  Lib/httplib.py           |   5 +++++
  Lib/test/test_httplib.py |  10 ++++++++++
  Misc/ACKS                |   1 +
  Misc/NEWS                |   4 ++++
  4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/httplib.py b/Lib/httplib.py
--- a/Lib/httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/httplib.py
@@ -810,6 +810,11 @@
                                        method = self._method)
         (version, code, message) = response._read_status()
 
+        if version == "HTTP/0.9":
+            # HTTP/0.9 doesn't support the CONNECT verb, so if httplib has
+            # concluded HTTP/0.9 is being used something has gone wrong.
+            self.close()
+            raise socket.error("Invalid response from tunnel request")
         if code != 200:
             self.close()
             raise socket.error("Tunnel connection failed: %d %s" % (code,
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
@@ -578,6 +578,16 @@
         #self.assertTrue(response[0].closed)
         self.assertTrue(conn.sock.file_closed)
 
+    def test_proxy_tunnel_without_status_line(self):
+        # Issue 17849: If a proxy tunnel is created that does not return
+        # a status code, fail.
+        body = 'hello world'
+        conn = httplib.HTTPConnection('example.com', strict=False)
+        conn.set_tunnel('foo')
+        conn.sock = FakeSocket(body)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(socket.error, "Invalid response"):
+            conn._tunnel()
+
 class OfflineTest(TestCase):
     def test_responses(self):
         self.assertEqual(httplib.responses[httplib.NOT_FOUND], "Not Found")
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 Thomas Bellman
 Alexander “Саша” Belopolsky
 Eli Bendersky
+Cory Benfield
 David Benjamin
 Oscar Benjamin
 Andrew Bennetts
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #17849: Raise a sensible exception if an invalid response is
+  received for a HTTP tunnel request, as seen with some servers that
+  do not support tunnelling.  Initial patch from Cory Benfield.
+
 - Issue #16180: Exit pdb if file has syntax error, instead of trapping user
   in an infinite loop.  Patch by Xavier de Gaye.
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython