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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
index dd4251d78..ea8505692 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
@@ -1140,6 +1140,12 @@ func handleTimestamp(tsOpt header.IPv4OptionTimestamp, localAddress tcpip.Addres
}
pointer := tsOpt.Pointer()
+ // RFC 791 page 22 states: "The smallest legal value is 5."
+ // Since the pointer is 1 based, and the header is 4 bytes long the
+ // pointer must point beyond the header therefore 4 or less is bad.
+ if pointer <= header.IPv4OptionTimestampHdrLength {
+ return header.IPv4OptTSPointerOffset, errIPv4TimestampOptInvalidPointer
+ }
// To simplify processing below, base further work on the array of timestamps
// beyond the header, rather than on the whole option. Also to aid
// calculations set 'nextSlot' to be 0 based as in the packet it is 1 based.
@@ -1226,7 +1232,15 @@ func handleRecordRoute(rrOpt header.IPv4OptionRecordRoute, localAddress tcpip.Ad
return header.IPv4OptionLengthOffset, errIPv4RecordRouteOptInvalidLength
}
- nextSlot := rrOpt.Pointer() - 1 // Pointer is 1 based.
+ pointer := rrOpt.Pointer()
+ // RFC 791 page 20 states:
+ // The pointer is relative to this option, and the
+ // smallest legal value for the pointer is 4.
+ // Since the pointer is 1 based, and the header is 3 bytes long the
+ // pointer must point beyond the header therefore 3 or less is bad.
+ if pointer <= header.IPv4OptionRecordRouteHdrLength {
+ return header.IPv4OptRRPointerOffset, errIPv4RecordRouteOptInvalidPointer
+ }
// RFC 791 page 21 says
// If the route data area is already full (the pointer exceeds the
@@ -1241,14 +1255,14 @@ func handleRecordRoute(rrOpt header.IPv4OptionRecordRoute, localAddress tcpip.Ad
// do this (as do most implementations). It is probable that the inclusion
// of these words is a copy/paste error from the timestamp option where
// there are two failure reasons given.
- if nextSlot >= optlen {
+ if pointer > optlen {
return 0, nil
}
// The data area isn't full but there isn't room for a new entry.
// Either Length or Pointer could be bad. We must select Pointer for Linux
- // compatibility, even if only the length is bad.
- if nextSlot+header.IPv4AddressSize > optlen {
+ // compatibility, even if only the length is bad. NB. pointer is 1 based.
+ if pointer+header.IPv4AddressSize > optlen+1 {
if false {
// This is what we would do if we were not being Linux compatible.
// Check for bad pointer or length value. Must be a multiple of 4 after