#3880: integer overflow in date.c (mutt_mktime)
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Reporter: vinc17 | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: critical | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version: 1.7.0
Resolution: | Keywords:
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Comment (by vinc17):
I would also add that an incorrectly displayed date or incorrectly sorted
message could confuse the end user. The patch would solve the sorting
problem. A message with a large year would still have an incorrectly
displayed date, but at least, the computed year would still be larger than
normal and would give a hint to the user. IMHO, this is a good compromise.
I also wonder whether the maximum year should be forced to 9999 (or 9998
in case timezone could have an influence) if it was larger, in order to
avoid display issues, as the user could assume that the year fits on 4
digits.
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