cpython/Doc/using
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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cmdline.rst [3.9] gh-95778: CVE-2020-10735: Prevent DoS by very large int() (#96502) 2022-09-05 11:21:03 +02:00
editors.rst bpo-37610: improve Using Python doc wrt Editors & IDE (GH-14850) 2019-07-18 18:23:17 -07:00
index.rst bpo-37610: improve Using Python doc wrt Editors & IDE (GH-14850) 2019-07-18 18:23:17 -07:00
mac.rst Doc: Update py2app link. (GH-91585) 2022-05-09 14:31:12 -07:00
unix.rst bpo-37610: improve Using Python doc wrt Editors & IDE (GH-14850) 2019-07-18 18:23:17 -07:00
venv-create.inc [doc] Document VIRTUAL_ENV environment variable (GH-21970) 2021-01-30 02:38:44 -08:00
win_installer.png Optimize images by IMGbot (GH-21348) 2022-02-03 23:15:17 -08:00
windows.rst [3.9] gh-76773: Update docs mentioning no-longer-supported Windows versions & features (GH-92529) (GH-92610) 2022-05-10 02:28:24 -07:00