cpython/Python/clinic
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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_warnings.c.h bpo-36127: Argument Clinic: inline parsing code for keyword parameters. (GH-12058) 2019-03-14 10:32:22 +02:00
bltinmodule.c.h Shorter docstring (GH-16322) 2019-09-21 12:57:44 -07:00
context.c.h bpo-37206: Unrepresentable default values no longer represented as None. (GH-13933) 2019-09-14 12:24:05 +03:00
import.c.h bpo-37206: Unrepresentable default values no longer represented as None. (GH-13933) 2019-09-14 12:24:05 +03:00
marshal.c.h bpo-37034: Display argument name on errors with keyword arguments with Argument Clinic. (GH-13593) 2019-08-29 17:49:08 +03:00
sysmodule.c.h [3.9] gh-95778: CVE-2020-10735: Prevent DoS by very large int() (#96502) 2022-09-05 11:21:03 +02:00
traceback.c.h bpo-37034: Display argument name on errors with keyword arguments with Argument Clinic. (GH-13593) 2019-08-29 17:49:08 +03:00