diff --git a/changelog.d/14007.misc b/changelog.d/14007.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f0f3afe1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14007.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make `parse_server_name` consistent in handling invalid server names.
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diff --git a/synapse/util/stringutils.py b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
index 27a363d7e5..4961fe9313 100644
--- a/synapse/util/stringutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def parse_server_name(server_name: str) -> Tuple[str, Optional[int]]:
ValueError if the server name could not be parsed.
"""
try:
- if server_name[-1] == "]":
+ if server_name and server_name[-1] == "]":
# ipv6 literal, hopefully
return server_name, None
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def parse_and_validate_server_name(server_name: str) -> Tuple[str, Optional[int]
# that nobody is sneaking IP literals in that look like hostnames, etc.
# look for ipv6 literals
- if host[0] == "[":
+ if host and host[0] == "[":
if host[-1] != "]":
raise ValueError("Mismatched [...] in server name '%s'" % (server_name,))
diff --git a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
index c8cc21cadd..a801f002a0 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class ServerNameTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
"[0abc:1def::1234]": ("[0abc:1def::1234]", None),
"1.2.3.4:1": ("1.2.3.4", 1),
"[0abc:1def::1234]:8080": ("[0abc:1def::1234]", 8080),
+ ":80": ("", 80),
+ "": ("", None),
}
for i, o in test_data.items():
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class ServerNameTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
"newline.com\n",
".empty-label.com",
"1234:5678:80", # too many colons
+ ":80",
]
for i in test_data:
try:
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