cpython/Misc
Gregory P. Smith cec1e9dfd7
[3.9] gh-95778: CVE-2020-10735: Prevent DoS by very large int() (#96502)
* Correctly pre-check for int-to-str conversion (#96537)

Converting a large enough `int` to a decimal string raises `ValueError` as expected. However, the raise comes _after_ the quadratic-time base-conversion algorithm has run to completion. For effective DOS prevention, we need some kind of check before entering the quadratic-time loop. Oops! =)

The quick fix: essentially we catch _most_ values that exceed the threshold up front. Those that slip through will still be on the small side (read: sufficiently fast), and will get caught by the existing check so that the limit remains exact.

The justification for the current check. The C code check is:
```c
max_str_digits / (3 * PyLong_SHIFT) <= (size_a - 11) / 10
```

In GitHub markdown math-speak, writing $M$ for `max_str_digits`, $L$ for `PyLong_SHIFT` and $s$ for `size_a`, that check is:
$$\left\lfloor\frac{M}{3L}\right\rfloor \le \left\lfloor\frac{s - 11}{10}\right\rfloor$$

From this it follows that
$$\frac{M}{3L} < \frac{s-1}{10}$$
hence that
$$\frac{L(s-1)}{M} > \frac{10}{3} > \log_2(10).$$
So
$$2^{L(s-1)} > 10^M.$$
But our input integer $a$ satisfies $|a| \ge 2^{L(s-1)}$, so $|a|$ is larger than $10^M$. This shows that we don't accidentally capture anything _below_ the intended limit in the check.

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* Issue: gh-95778
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Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith [Google LLC] <greg@krypto.org>
Co-authored-by: Christian Heimes <christian@python.org>
Co-authored-by: Mark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>
2022-09-05 11:21:03 +02:00
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NEWS.d [3.9] gh-95778: CVE-2020-10735: Prevent DoS by very large int() (#96502) 2022-09-05 11:21:03 +02:00
ACKS gh-93065: Fix HAMT to iterate correctly over 7-level deep trees (GH-93066) (#93147) 2022-05-24 10:52:49 +02:00
coverity_model.c
gdbinit gdbinit: Use proper define syntax (GH-19557) 2020-04-23 05:49:26 -07:00
HISTORY Fix typos mostly in comments, docs and test names (GH-15209) 2019-08-30 16:21:19 -04:00
indent.pro
Porting
python-config.in bpo-38468 : Refactor python-config (#16749) 2019-10-15 11:18:47 -03:00
python-config.sh.in bpo-37925: Mention --embed in python-config usage (GH-15458) 2019-08-26 23:45:36 +02:00
python-embed.pc.in bpo-36721: Add --embed option to python-config (GH-13500) 2019-05-23 03:30:23 +02:00
python-wing3.wpr Mark files as executable that are meant as scripts. (GH-15354) 2019-09-09 07:16:33 -07:00
python-wing4.wpr Mark files as executable that are meant as scripts. (GH-15354) 2019-09-09 07:16:33 -07:00
python-wing5.wpr Mark files as executable that are meant as scripts. (GH-15354) 2019-09-09 07:16:33 -07:00
python.man bpo-41525: Make the Python program help ASCII-only (GH-21836) 2020-09-08 17:47:53 -07:00
python.pc.in bpo-36721: Add --embed option to python-config (GH-13500) 2019-05-23 03:30:23 +02:00
README
README.AIX
README.coverity
README.valgrind closes docs: remove references to Py_USING_MEMORY_DEBUGGER (GH-30284) 2021-12-29 14:47:37 -08:00
requirements-test.txt bpo-40503: PEP 615: Tests and implementation for zoneinfo (GH-19909) 2020-05-16 10:20:06 +02:00
SpecialBuilds.txt bpo-39489: Remove COUNT_ALLOCS special build (GH-18259) 2020-02-03 15:17:15 +01:00
svnmap.txt
valgrind-python.supp bpo-35561: Supress valgrind false alarm on epoll_ctl(event) (GH-18060) 2020-01-19 23:38:37 +01:00
vgrindefs

Python Misc subdirectory
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This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere.  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
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ACKS                    Acknowledgements
gdbinit                 Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY                 News from previous releases -- oldest last
indent.pro              GNU indent profile approximating my C style
NEWS                    News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
Porting                 Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
python-config.in        Python script template for python-config
python.man              UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python.pc.in            Package configuration info template for pkg-config
python-wing*.wpr        Wing IDE project file
README                  The file you're reading now
README.AIX              Information about using Python on AIX
README.coverity         Information about running Coverity's Prevent on Python
README.valgrind         Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
SpecialBuilds.txt       Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
svnmap.txt              Map of old SVN revs and branches to hg changeset ids,
                        help history-digging
valgrind-python.supp    Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind
vgrindefs               Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)