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openssl_hostname_validation.c (7101B)

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/* Obtained from: https://github.com/iSECPartners/ssl-conservatory */

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/*
* Helper functions to perform basic hostname validation using OpenSSL.
*
* Please read "everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-openssl.pdf" before
* attempting to use this code. This whitepaper describes how the code works,
* how it should be used, and what its limitations are.
*
* Author:  Alban Diquet
* License: See LICENSE
*
*/

// Get rid of OSX 10.7 and greater deprecation warnings.
#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
#endif

#include <openssl/x509v3.h>
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
#include <string.h>

#include "openssl_hostname_validation.h"
#include "hostcheck.h"

#define HOSTNAME_MAX_SIZE 255

#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || \
(defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x20700000L)
#define ASN1_STRING_get0_data ASN1_STRING_data
#endif

/**
* Tries to find a match for hostname in the certificate's Common Name field.
*
* Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
* Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
* Returns MalformedCertificate if the Common Name had a NUL character embedded in it.
* Returns Error if the Common Name could not be extracted.
*/
static HostnameValidationResult matches_common_name(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
       int common_name_loc = -1;
       X509_NAME_ENTRY *common_name_entry = NULL;
       ASN1_STRING *common_name_asn1 = NULL;
       const char *common_name_str = NULL;

       // Find the position of the CN field in the Subject field of the certificate
       common_name_loc = X509_NAME_get_index_by_NID(X509_get_subject_name((X509 *) server_cert), NID_commonName, -1);
       if (common_name_loc < 0) {
               return Error;
       }

       // Extract the CN field
       common_name_entry = X509_NAME_get_entry(X509_get_subject_name((X509 *) server_cert), common_name_loc);
       if (common_name_entry == NULL) {
               return Error;
       }

       // Convert the CN field to a C string
       common_name_asn1 = X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(common_name_entry);
       if (common_name_asn1 == NULL) {
               return Error;
       }
       common_name_str = (char *) ASN1_STRING_get0_data(common_name_asn1);

       // Make sure there isn't an embedded NUL character in the CN
       if ((size_t)ASN1_STRING_length(common_name_asn1) != strlen(common_name_str)) {
               return MalformedCertificate;
       }

       // Compare expected hostname with the CN
       if (Curl_cert_hostcheck(common_name_str, hostname) == CURL_HOST_MATCH) {
               return MatchFound;
       }
       else {
               return MatchNotFound;
       }
}


/**
* Tries to find a match for hostname in the certificate's Subject Alternative Name extension.
*
* Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
* Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
* Returns MalformedCertificate if any of the hostnames had a NUL character embedded in it.
* Returns NoSANPresent if the SAN extension was not present in the certificate.
*/
static HostnameValidationResult matches_subject_alternative_name(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
       HostnameValidationResult result = MatchNotFound;
       int i;
       int san_names_nb = -1;
       STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAME) *san_names = NULL;

       // Try to extract the names within the SAN extension from the certificate
       san_names = X509_get_ext_d2i((X509 *) server_cert, NID_subject_alt_name, NULL, NULL);
       if (san_names == NULL) {
               return NoSANPresent;
       }
       san_names_nb = sk_GENERAL_NAME_num(san_names);

       // Check each name within the extension
       for (i=0; i<san_names_nb; i++) {
               const GENERAL_NAME *current_name = sk_GENERAL_NAME_value(san_names, i);

               if (current_name->type == GEN_DNS) {
                       // Current name is a DNS name, let's check it
                       const char *dns_name = (char *) ASN1_STRING_get0_data(current_name->d.dNSName);

                       // Make sure there isn't an embedded NUL character in the DNS name
                       if ((size_t)ASN1_STRING_length(current_name->d.dNSName) != strlen(dns_name)) {
                               result = MalformedCertificate;
                               break;
                       }
                       else { // Compare expected hostname with the DNS name
                               if (Curl_cert_hostcheck(dns_name, hostname)
                                   == CURL_HOST_MATCH) {
                                       result = MatchFound;
                                       break;
                               }
                       }
               }
       }
       sk_GENERAL_NAME_pop_free(san_names, GENERAL_NAME_free);

       return result;
}


/**
* Validates the server's identity by looking for the expected hostname in the
* server's certificate. As described in RFC 6125, it first tries to find a match
* in the Subject Alternative Name extension. If the extension is not present in
* the certificate, it checks the Common Name instead.
*
* Returns MatchFound if a match was found.
* Returns MatchNotFound if no matches were found.
* Returns MalformedCertificate if any of the hostnames had a NUL character embedded in it.
* Returns Error if there was an error.
*/
HostnameValidationResult validate_hostname(const char *hostname, const X509 *server_cert) {
       HostnameValidationResult result;

       if((hostname == NULL) || (server_cert == NULL))
               return Error;

       // First try the Subject Alternative Names extension
       result = matches_subject_alternative_name(hostname, server_cert);
       if (result == NoSANPresent) {
               // Extension was not found: try the Common Name
               result = matches_common_name(hostname, server_cert);
       }

       return result;
}