Fix DoS attack vulnerability in VMess Option Processing

proxy/vmess/encoding/client.go

@@ -136,31 +136,35 @@ func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestHeader(header *protocol.RequestHeader, writ
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writer io.Writer) buf.Writer {
+func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writer io.Writer) (buf.Writer, error) {
 	var sizeParser crypto.ChunkSizeEncoder = crypto.PlainChunkSizeParser{}
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkMasking) {
 		sizeParser = NewShakeSizeParser(c.requestBodyIV[:])
 	}
 	var padding crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionGlobalPadding) {
-		padding = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		var ok bool
+		padding, ok = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, newError("invalid option: RequestOptionGlobalPadding")
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch request.Security {
 	case protocol.SecurityType_NONE:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
 			if request.Command.TransferType() == protocol.TransferTypeStream {
-				return crypto.NewChunkStreamWriter(sizeParser, writer)
+				return crypto.NewChunkStreamWriter(sizeParser, writer), nil
 			}
 			auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
 				AEAD:                    new(NoOpAuthenticator),
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding), nil
 		}
 
-		return buf.NewWriter(writer)
+		return buf.NewWriter(writer), nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_LEGACY:
 		aesStream := crypto.NewAesEncryptionStream(c.requestBodyKey[:], c.requestBodyIV[:])
 		cryptionWriter := crypto.NewCryptionWriter(aesStream, writer)
@@ -170,10 +174,10 @@ func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, write
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, cryptionWriter, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, cryptionWriter, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 		}
 
-		return &buf.SequentialWriter{Writer: cryptionWriter}
+		return &buf.SequentialWriter{Writer: cryptionWriter}, nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_AES128_GCM:
 		aead := crypto.NewAesGcm(c.requestBodyKey[:])
 		auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, write
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_CHACHA20_POLY1305:
 		aead, err := chacha20poly1305.New(GenerateChacha20Poly1305Key(c.requestBodyKey[:]))
 		common.Must(err)
@@ -214,9 +218,9 @@ func (c *ClientSession) EncodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, write
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 	default:
-		panic("Unknown security type.")
+		return nil, newError("invalid option: Security")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -305,21 +309,25 @@ func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseHeader(reader io.Reader) (*protocol.Respon
 	return header, nil
 }
 
-func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reader io.Reader) buf.Reader {
+func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reader io.Reader) (buf.Reader, error) {
 	var sizeParser crypto.ChunkSizeDecoder = crypto.PlainChunkSizeParser{}
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkMasking) {
 		sizeParser = NewShakeSizeParser(c.responseBodyIV[:])
 	}
 	var padding crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionGlobalPadding) {
-		padding = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		var ok bool
+		padding, ok = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, newError("invalid option: RequestOptionGlobalPadding")
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch request.Security {
 	case protocol.SecurityType_NONE:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
 			if request.Command.TransferType() == protocol.TransferTypeStream {
-				return crypto.NewChunkStreamReader(sizeParser, reader)
+				return crypto.NewChunkStreamReader(sizeParser, reader), nil
 			}
 
 			auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
@@ -328,10 +336,10 @@ func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, read
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
 
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding), nil
 		}
 
-		return buf.NewReader(reader)
+		return buf.NewReader(reader), nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_LEGACY:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
 			auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
@@ -339,10 +347,10 @@ func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, read
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, c.responseReader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, c.responseReader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 		}
 
-		return buf.NewReader(c.responseReader)
+		return buf.NewReader(c.responseReader), nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_AES128_GCM:
 		aead := crypto.NewAesGcm(c.responseBodyKey[:])
 
@@ -362,7 +370,7 @@ func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, read
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 	case protocol.SecurityType_CHACHA20_POLY1305:
 		aead, _ := chacha20poly1305.New(GenerateChacha20Poly1305Key(c.responseBodyKey[:]))
 
@@ -383,9 +391,9 @@ func (c *ClientSession) DecodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, read
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 	default:
-		panic("Unknown security type.")
+		return nil, newError("invalid option: Security")
 	}
 }
 

proxy/vmess/encoding/server.go

@@ -310,21 +310,25 @@ func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestHeader(reader io.Reader, isDrain bool) (*pr
 }
 
 // DecodeRequestBody returns Reader from which caller can fetch decrypted body.
-func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reader io.Reader) buf.Reader {
+func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reader io.Reader) (buf.Reader, error) {
 	var sizeParser crypto.ChunkSizeDecoder = crypto.PlainChunkSizeParser{}
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkMasking) {
 		sizeParser = NewShakeSizeParser(s.requestBodyIV[:])
 	}
 	var padding crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionGlobalPadding) {
-		padding = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		var ok bool
+		padding, ok = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, newError("invalid option: RequestOptionGlobalPadding")
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch request.Security {
 	case protocol.SecurityType_NONE:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
 			if request.Command.TransferType() == protocol.TransferTypeStream {
-				return crypto.NewChunkStreamReader(sizeParser, reader)
+				return crypto.NewChunkStreamReader(sizeParser, reader), nil
 			}
 
 			auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
@@ -332,9 +336,9 @@ func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reade
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding), nil
 		}
-		return buf.NewReader(reader)
+		return buf.NewReader(reader), nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_LEGACY:
 		aesStream := crypto.NewAesDecryptionStream(s.requestBodyKey[:], s.requestBodyIV[:])
@@ -345,9 +349,9 @@ func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reade
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, cryptionReader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, cryptionReader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 		}
-		return buf.NewReader(cryptionReader)
+		return buf.NewReader(cryptionReader), nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_AES128_GCM:
 		aead := crypto.NewAesGcm(s.requestBodyKey[:])
@@ -367,7 +371,7 @@ func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reade
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_CHACHA20_POLY1305:
 		aead, _ := chacha20poly1305.New(GenerateChacha20Poly1305Key(s.requestBodyKey[:]))
@@ -389,10 +393,10 @@ func (s *ServerSession) DecodeRequestBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, reade
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationReader(auth, sizeParser, reader, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 
 	default:
-		panic("Unknown security type.")
+		return nil, newError("invalid option: Security")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -453,21 +457,25 @@ func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseHeader(header *protocol.ResponseHeader, wr
 }
 
 // EncodeResponseBody returns a Writer that auto-encrypt content written by caller.
-func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writer io.Writer) buf.Writer {
+func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writer io.Writer) (buf.Writer, error) {
 	var sizeParser crypto.ChunkSizeEncoder = crypto.PlainChunkSizeParser{}
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkMasking) {
 		sizeParser = NewShakeSizeParser(s.responseBodyIV[:])
 	}
 	var padding crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator
 	if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionGlobalPadding) {
-		padding = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		var ok bool
+		padding, ok = sizeParser.(crypto.PaddingLengthGenerator)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, newError("invalid option: RequestOptionGlobalPadding")
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch request.Security {
 	case protocol.SecurityType_NONE:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
 			if request.Command.TransferType() == protocol.TransferTypeStream {
-				return crypto.NewChunkStreamWriter(sizeParser, writer)
+				return crypto.NewChunkStreamWriter(sizeParser, writer), nil
 			}
 
 			auth := &crypto.AEADAuthenticator{
@@ -475,9 +483,9 @@ func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writ
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, protocol.TransferTypePacket, padding), nil
 		}
-		return buf.NewWriter(writer)
+		return buf.NewWriter(writer), nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_LEGACY:
 		if request.Option.Has(protocol.RequestOptionChunkStream) {
@@ -486,9 +494,9 @@ func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writ
 				NonceGenerator:          crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 				AdditionalDataGenerator: crypto.GenerateEmptyBytes(),
 			}
-			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, s.responseWriter, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+			return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, s.responseWriter, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 		}
-		return &buf.SequentialWriter{Writer: s.responseWriter}
+		return &buf.SequentialWriter{Writer: s.responseWriter}, nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_AES128_GCM:
 		aead := crypto.NewAesGcm(s.responseBodyKey[:])
@@ -508,7 +516,7 @@ func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writ
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 
 	case protocol.SecurityType_CHACHA20_POLY1305:
 		aead, _ := chacha20poly1305.New(GenerateChacha20Poly1305Key(s.responseBodyKey[:]))
@@ -530,9 +538,9 @@ func (s *ServerSession) EncodeResponseBody(request *protocol.RequestHeader, writ
 			}
 			sizeParser = NewAEADSizeParser(lengthAuth)
 		}
-		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding)
+		return crypto.NewAuthenticationWriter(auth, sizeParser, writer, request.Command.TransferType(), padding), nil
 
 	default:
-		panic("Unknown security type.")
+		return nil, newError("invalid option: Security")
 	}
 }

proxy/vmess/inbound/inbound.go

@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ func (h *Handler) RemoveUser(ctx context.Context, email string) error {
 func transferResponse(timer signal.ActivityUpdater, session *encoding.ServerSession, request *protocol.RequestHeader, response *protocol.ResponseHeader, input buf.Reader, output *buf.BufferedWriter) error {
 	session.EncodeResponseHeader(response, output)
 
-	bodyWriter := session.EncodeResponseBody(request, output)
+	bodyWriter, err := session.EncodeResponseBody(request, output)
-
+	if err != nil {
+		return newError("failed to start decoding response").Base(err)
+	}
 	{
 		// Optimize for small response packet
 		data, err := input.ReadMultiBuffer()
@@ -301,7 +303,10 @@ func (h *Handler) Process(ctx context.Context, network net.Network, connection s
 	requestDone := func() error {
 		defer timer.SetTimeout(sessionPolicy.Timeouts.DownlinkOnly)
 
-		bodyReader := svrSession.DecodeRequestBody(request, reader)
+		bodyReader, err := svrSession.DecodeRequestBody(request, reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return newError("failed to start decoding").Base(err)
+		}
 		if err := buf.Copy(bodyReader, link.Writer, buf.UpdateActivity(timer)); err != nil {
 			return newError("failed to transfer request").Base(err)
 		}

proxy/vmess/outbound/outbound.go

@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ func (h *Handler) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, dialer inte
 			return newError("failed to encode request").Base(err).AtWarning()
 		}
 
-		bodyWriter := session.EncodeRequestBody(request, writer)
+		bodyWriter, err := session.EncodeRequestBody(request, writer)
+		if err != nil {
+			return newError("failed to start encoding").Base(err)
+		}
 		bodyWriter2 := bodyWriter
 		if request.Command == protocol.RequestCommandMux && request.Port == 666 {
 			bodyWriter = xudp.NewPacketWriter(bodyWriter, target)
@@ -194,7 +197,10 @@ func (h *Handler) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, dialer inte
 		}
 		h.handleCommand(rec.Destination(), header.Command)
 
-		bodyReader := session.DecodeResponseBody(request, reader)
+		bodyReader, err := session.DecodeResponseBody(request, reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return newError("failed to start encoding response").Base(err)
+		}
 		if request.Command == protocol.RequestCommandMux && request.Port == 666 {
 			bodyReader = xudp.NewPacketReader(&buf.BufferedReader{Reader: bodyReader})
 		}