Subject: bug#10904: 24.0.93; Infinite loop in GnuTLS code during Gnus nnimap-initiated SSL handshake

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:56:59 +0100

Thomas Fitzsimmons <[email-masked]> writes:

The error seems to be this?

> gnutls.c: [4] REC[0x90155c8]: Decrypted Packet[1] Handshake(22) with
> length: 3404
>
> gnutls.c: [3] HSK[0x90155c8]: CERTIFICATE was received. Length
> 3400[3400], frag offset 0, frag length: 3400, sequence: 0
>
> gnutls.c: [2] ASSERT:
> /home/fitzsim/sources/gnutls-3.0.8/lib/gnutls_buffers.c:1037
>
> gnutls.c: [1] Received unexpected handshake message 'CERTIFICATE'
> (11). Expected 'SERVER HELLO' (2)
>
> gnutls.c: [2] ASSERT:
> /home/fitzsim/sources/gnutls-3.0.8/lib/gnutls_handshake.c:1226
>
> gnutls.c: [2] ASSERT:
> /home/fitzsim/sources/gnutls-3.0.8/lib/gnutls_handshake.c:2432
>
> gnutls.c: [0] (Emacs) fatal error: An unexpected TLS handshake packet
> was received.

That is, GnuTLS expects SERVER HELLO, but gets CERTIFICATE from the IMAP
server.

Does anybody know what this might mean?

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