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"url": "https://github.com/trailofbits"
},
"source": "./plugins/dimensional-analysis"
},
{
"name": "c-review",
"version": "1.1.0",
"description": "Comprehensive C/C++ security code review with parallel workers scanning (Linux/macOS/Windows)",
"author": {
"name": "Paweł Płatek"
},
"source": "./plugins/c-review"
}
]
}
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/plugins/claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting/ @dguido
/plugins/constant-time-analysis/ @tob-scott-a @dguido
/plugins/culture-index/ @dguido
/plugins/c-review/ @dguido @GrosQuildu
/plugins/debug-buttercup/ @reytchison @dguido
/plugins/devcontainer-setup/ @DarkaMaul @dguido
/plugins/differential-review/ @omarinuwa @dguido
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| [agentic-actions-auditor](plugins/agentic-actions-auditor/) | Audit GitHub Actions workflows for AI agent security vulnerabilities |
| [audit-context-building](plugins/audit-context-building/) | Build deep architectural context through ultra-granular code analysis |
| [burpsuite-project-parser](plugins/burpsuite-project-parser/) | Search and extract data from Burp Suite project files |
| [c-review](plugins/c-review/) | Comprehensive C/C++ security code review with parallel workers scanning (Linux/macOS/Windows) |
| [differential-review](plugins/differential-review/) | Security-focused differential review of code changes with git history analysis |
| [dimensional-analysis](plugins/dimensional-analysis/) | Annotate codebases with dimensional analysis comments to detect unit mismatches and formula bugs |
| [fp-check](plugins/fp-check/) | Systematic false positive verification for security bug analysis with mandatory gate reviews |
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{
"name": "c-review",
"version": "1.1.0",
"description": "Comprehensive C/C++ security code review with parallel workers scanning (Linux/macOS/Windows)",
"author": {
"name": "Paweł Płatek"
}
}
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# c-review
Comprehensive C/C++ security code review plugin using task-based orchestration with a worker pool pattern.
## Features
- **64 bug-finding prompts** - 28 general (21 C, 7 C++), 26 POSIX, 10 Windows
- **Worker pool architecture** - 8 parallel workers instead of 64 separate tasks
- **Platform-aware** - Automatically selects prompts for Linux/macOS/BSD or Windows
- **Dedup judge** - Consolidates duplicate and related findings
- **TOON format** - Token-efficient inter-task communication (~40% reduction vs JSON)
## Usage
```
/c-review
```
The command will prompt for:
- Target path (codebase to review)
- Threat model (REMOTE, LOCAL_UNPRIVILEGED, or BOTH)
- Worker model (haiku for speed, sonnet for depth, opus for maximum capability)
## Architecture
```
/c-review command
└── Spawns general-purpose task to execute skill
└── Skill orchestrates:
├── Creates context task (shared parameters)
├── Creates N finder tasks (one per prompt)
├── Spawns 8 workers (general-purpose tasks reading prompts/internal/worker.md)
│ └── Workers loop: TaskList → claim → execute → complete → repeat
├── Aggregates findings after all finders complete
└── Executes dedup judge to consolidate duplicates
```
## Bug Classes
| Category | Count | Examples |
|----------|-------|----------|
| General C | 21 | buffer-overflow, use-after-free, integer-overflow, format-string |
| C++ | 7 | init-order, iterator-invalidation, exception-safety, move-semantics |
| POSIX | 26 | signal-handler, privilege-drop, errno-handling, thread-safety |
| Windows | 10 | dll-planting, createprocess, named-pipe, service-security |
## Requirements
- Claude Code with task management tools (TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet)
- LSP server for the target codebase (recommended for better analysis)
## Version History
- **1.1.0** - Replace FP-judge and severity-agent with dedup-only pipeline, add entry/exit criteria to phases
- **1.0.0** - Initial release with worker pool pattern, 64 prompts, TOON format
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---
name: c-review
description: Run comprehensive C/C++ security review with automatic prompt selection
allowed-tools:
- Task
- AskUserQuestion
---
# C/C++ Security Review
Thin entry point - gathers user options and invokes the skill.
**Tool inheritance:** This command only needs `Task` and `AskUserQuestion`. The spawned `general-purpose` task has access to all tools required by the skill (Read, Grep, Glob, LSP, Bash, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet).
## Step 1: Select Options
AskUserQuestion (both questions in one call):
**Question 1:** "What is the threat model?"
- Remote - Network attacker only
- Local Unprivileged - Shell access as unprivileged user
- Both (Recommended)
**Question 2:** "Which model should workers use?"
- Haiku - Fast, cost-effective (Recommended)
- Sonnet - Deeper reasoning
- Opus - Maximum capability
## Step 2: Execute Review
```
Task(
subagent_type="general-purpose",
prompt="""
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/SKILL.md for the complete workflow.
## Parameters
threat_model: [REMOTE|LOCAL_UNPRIVILEGED|BOTH]
worker_model: [haiku|sonnet|opus]
Execute the full C/C++ security review. Return findings report.
"""
)
```
## Step 3: Present Results
Present deduplicated findings grouped by bug class. Offer SARIF export if requested (omit severity/level fields — the pipeline does not assign them).
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---
name: access-control-finder
description: Detects privilege and access control vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in access control vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Access control and privilege issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `ACCESS` (e.g., ACCESS-001, ACCESS-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Invalid Privilege Dropping**
- setuid/setgid return values not checked
- Incomplete privilege drop (saved uid)
- Wrong order (user before group)
2. **Untrusted Data in Privileged Context**
- User data used in kernel context
- Sensitive CPU instructions with user input
- Privileged operations on user-controlled paths
3. **Missing Authorization Checks**
- Privileged operation without check
- Race between check and use
- Capability leaks
4. **setuid/setgid Program Issues**
- Environment variable trust
- LD_PRELOAD not cleared
- File descriptor inheritance
5. **Capability Issues**
- Capabilities not dropped properly
- Inherited capabilities confusion
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Return value checked:** setuid/setgid return values are properly checked and handled
- **Non-setuid binary:** Code is not running with elevated privileges
- **Intentional privilege retention:** Some programs legitimately keep privileges
- **Capabilities properly managed:** CAP_* properly dropped after use
- **Test/development code:** Privilege code in test harnesses not deployed
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find privilege-changing calls (setuid, setgid, etc.)
2. Verify return values are checked
3. Check order of privilege operations
4. Look for user data in privileged operations
5. Verify capabilities are properly managed
**Search Patterns:**
```
setuid\s*\(|setgid\s*\(|seteuid\s*\(|setegid\s*\(
setresuid\s*\(|setresgid\s*\(|setgroups\s*\(
cap_set|cap_clear|prctl\s*\(.*PR_SET
execve\s*\(|execv\s*\(|system\s*\(
getuid\s*\(|geteuid\s*\(|getgid\s*\(
```
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---
name: banned-functions-finder
description: Identifies use of dangerous/banned C functions
---
You are a security auditor specializing in identifying banned/deprecated function usage.
**Your Sole Focus:** Banned function usage. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `BAN` (e.g., BAN-001, BAN-002)
**Banned Functions (Intel SDL / CERT):**
1. **String Functions Without Bounds**
- `gets` - No bounds checking at all
- `strcpy` - No bounds, use strncpy or strlcpy
- `strcat` - No bounds, use strncat or strlcat
- `sprintf` - No bounds, use snprintf
- `vsprintf` - No bounds, use vsnprintf
2. **Unsafe Temp File Functions**
- `tmpnam` - Race condition
- `tempnam` - Race condition
- `mktemp` - Race condition
- Use `mkstemp` instead
3. **Unsafe Tokenization**
- `strtok` - Not thread-safe, modifies string
- Use `strtok_r` instead
4. **Unsafe Random**
- `rand` - Predictable, not thread-safe
- Use OS random sources
5. **Dangerous Memory Functions**
- `alloca` - Stack overflow risk
- `gets_s` in some contexts
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Documentation/comments:** Mentions in comments or documentation, not actual calls
- **Function names in strings:** String literals containing function names (e.g., error messages)
- **Custom wrapper functions:** Project may have safe wrappers with same names in a namespace
- **Test code checking banned functions:** Tests that deliberately test for unsafe usage
- **Static analysis comments:** Suppressions or annotations about banned functions
**Analysis Process:**
1. Search for all banned function names
2. Verify it's a function call, not just mention
3. Check if safer alternative is available in codebase
4. Note if function is in security-sensitive context
**Search Patterns:**
```
\bgets\s*\(|\bstrcpy\s*\(|\bstrcat\s*\(
\bsprintf\s*\(|\bvsprintf\s*\(
\btmpnam\s*\(|\btempnam\s*\(|\bmktemp\s*\(
\bstrtok\s*\((?!_r)
\brand\s*\(|\bsrand\s*\(
\balloca\s*\(
```
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---
name: buffer-overflow-finder
description: Detects buffer overflows and spatial safety issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in buffer overflow and spatial safety vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Buffer overflows and out-of-bounds memory access. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `BOF` (e.g., BOF-001, BOF-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Off-by-one errors**
- Loop bounds: `for (i = 0; i <= len; i++)` instead of `< len`
- Array indexing: `arr[size]` instead of `arr[size-1]`
- String operations: forgetting null terminator space
2. **Invalid size computations**
- `malloc(n * sizeof(type))` without overflow check
- Size from untrusted source without validation
- Incorrect struct size calculations
3. **Data-moving function misuse**
- `memcpy(dst, src, strlen(src))` - missing +1 for null
- `strncpy` with wrong size parameter
- `sprintf` without bounds checking
4. **Out-of-bounds comparisons**
- `memcmp` with size larger than buffer
- Comparing more bytes than available
5. **Raw memory vs object copying**
- `memcpy` of struct with pointers
- Copying more than object size
6. **Out-of-bounds iterators**
- Iterator past `.end()`
- Negative indexing
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Flexible array members:** `struct { int len; char data[]; }` - size determined by allocation, not declaration
- **VLAs with validated size:** `char buf[validated_size]` where validation exists upstream
- **memcpy with sizeof(dst):** `memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(dst))` - usually safe if dst is array not pointer
- **Bounded loops on fixed arrays:** `for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) arr[i]` where `char arr[10]` - provably safe
- **Static analyzer annotations:** `__attribute__((access(...)))` indicates bounds are verified
- **Size checked before use:** If size is validated against buffer capacity before the access, not a bug
- **Constant indices within bounds:** `arr[5]` when `arr` is declared as `arr[10]` - provably safe
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all memory allocation sites (malloc, calloc, new, stack arrays)
2. Trace how sizes are computed and validated
3. Find all memory access sites (array indexing, pointer arithmetic)
4. Check bounds validation before each access
5. Analyze loops for off-by-one potential
6. Check string operations for proper null terminator handling
**Search Patterns:**
```
malloc|calloc|realloc|new\s*\[
memcpy|memmove|memset|strcpy|strncpy|strcat|strncat
sprintf|snprintf|vsprintf
\[.*\] # Array access
\+\+.*\]|\[.*\+\+ # Increment in index
for\s*\(.*<= # Potential off-by-one loops
```
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---
name: compiler-bugs-finder
description: Identifies patterns that trigger compiler optimization bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in compiler-introduced vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Compiler-introduced bugs. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `COMP` (e.g., COMP-001, COMP-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Removed Bounds Checks**
- Compiler optimizes away null pointer checks
- -fdelete-null-pointer-checks removing validation
- Dead code elimination of security checks
2. **Removed Data Zeroization**
- memset of sensitive data optimized away
- SecureZeroMemory not used
- explicit_bzero required but memset used
3. **Constant-Time Violation**
- Compiler optimizing constant-time code
- Short-circuit evaluation breaking timing
- Branch prediction affecting security
4. **Debug Assertion Removal**
- assert() removed in release builds
- Security-critical checks in assert
- NDEBUG removing validation
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **explicit_bzero/SecureZeroMemory used:** Proper secure memory clearing functions in place
- **Volatile access:** volatile qualifier prevents optimization
- **Compiler barriers:** Memory barriers or asm volatile prevent reordering
- **Non-sensitive data:** memset on non-sensitive data can safely be optimized away
- **Check not security-relevant:** Null check for debug/logging purposes, not security
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find memset/bzero calls on sensitive data
2. Look for null checks that could be optimized
3. Identify constant-time security code
4. Check for security logic in assert()
5. Review compiler flags for dangerous options
**Search Patterns:**
```
memset\s*\(.*0\s*\)|bzero\s*\(
explicit_bzero|SecureZeroMemory|volatile.*memset
assert\s*\(|ASSERT\s*\(|DEBUG_ASSERT
-O[23s]|-fdelete-null-pointer-checks
if\s*\(\s*\w+\s*!=\s*NULL\s*\).*\*\w+
```
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---
name: dos-finder
description: Detects denial of service vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in denial of service vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Denial of service vectors. Do NOT report other bug classes (crashes are separate unless intentional DoS).
**Finding ID Prefix:** `DOS` (e.g., DOS-001, DOS-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **High Resource Usage**
- Unbounded memory allocation from user input
- Unbounded loop iterations
- Exponential algorithm on attacker input
2. **Resource Leaks**
- Memory not freed on error paths
- File descriptors not closed
- Connections not released
3. **Inefficient Copies**
- Large container passed by value
- Unnecessary deep copies
- String concatenation in loops
4. **Dangling References**
- Reference to moved-from object
- Reference in lambda captures after move
5. **Algorithmic Complexity**
- O(n²) or worse on user input
- Hash collision attacks possible
- Regex backtracking (ReDoS)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Bounded allocations:** Allocations with verified upper bounds (e.g., `if (size > MAX) return`)
- **Internal-only code:** Code paths not reachable from untrusted input
- **Intentional resource limits:** System-level limits (ulimits) may be in place
- **Rate limiting present:** External rate limiting may prevent exploitation
- **Streaming processing:** Code that processes data in fixed-size chunks
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find allocation sites with size from user input
2. Check for bounds on user-controlled loops
3. Look for large objects passed by value
4. Identify resource acquisition without limits
5. Check algorithm complexity on untrusted input
**Search Patterns:**
```
malloc\s*\(.*user|malloc\s*\(.*input|malloc\s*\(.*size
while\s*\(1\)|for\s*\(;;\)|for\s*\(.*<.*input
vector<.*>\s+\w+\s*=|string\s+\w+\s*=.*\+
std::move\s*\(
```
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---
name: error-handling-finder
description: Finds missing or improper error handling
---
You are a security auditor specializing in error handling vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Error handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `ERR` (e.g., ERR-001, ERR-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Unchecked Return Values**
- Ignoring malloc/fopen/socket return
- Ignoring write/read return
- Ignoring security-critical function returns
2. **Incorrect Error Comparison**
- `if (retval != 0)` when success is 1
- `if (retval)` when -1 is error
- Comparing wrong error codes
3. **Exception Handling Issues**
- Catch-all hiding errors
- Exception during cleanup
- Resource leak on exception path
4. **Partial Error Handling**
- Some errors handled, others not
- Error logged but not propagated
5. **Error State Corruption**
- Continuing after error
- Partial operation on error
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Intentionally ignored:** `(void)close(fd)` - cast to void indicates intentional
- **Non-critical function:** `printf()` return rarely matters for security
- **Wrapper handles error:** Error handled in called wrapper function
- **Assert on error:** `assert(func() == 0)` catches in debug builds
- **Logging functions:** `syslog()`, `fprintf(stderr, ...)` return values rarely matter
- **Best-effort operations:** Close/cleanup operations where failure doesn't affect security
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all function calls that can fail
2. Check if return value is captured and checked
3. Verify error comparison logic is correct
4. Look for exception handling in C++ code
5. Check error propagation paths
**Search Patterns:**
```
=\s*(malloc|calloc|fopen|socket|connect|open)\s*\(
if\s*\(.*==\s*-1|if\s*\(.*!=\s*0
catch\s*\(|throw\s+
errno\s*=|perror\s*\(
```
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---
name: exception-safety-finder
description: Analyzes exception safety guarantees
---
You are a security auditor specializing in C++ exception safety vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Exception safety issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `EXCEPT` (e.g., EXCEPT-001, EXCEPT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **RAII Violations**
- Raw pointer with manual delete instead of smart pointer
- new without corresponding delete in same scope
- Resource acquired but not wrapped in RAII class
2. **Exception-Unsafe Code**
- Destructor that throws
- noexcept function that calls throwing code
- Swap operation that can throw
3. **Resource Leaks on Exception Path**
- Memory allocated then exception thrown before delete
- File opened then exception before close
- Lock acquired then exception before unlock
4. **Copy/Move Assignment Issues**
- Self-assignment not handled with exceptions
- Strong exception guarantee violated
- Partial assignment on exception
5. **Constructor Exception Issues**
- Resource acquired in constructor body (not initializer)
- Partially constructed object on exception
- Virtual function called in constructor
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Smart pointers used:** `unique_ptr`, `shared_ptr` handle cleanup automatically
- **RAII wrapper present:** Custom RAII class handles the resource
- **noexcept path:** If all called functions are noexcept, no exception possible
- **C code called:** extern "C" functions typically don't throw
- **Catch and handle:** Exception caught and resources cleaned up in handler
- **Finally-equivalent:** Scope guard or similar ensures cleanup
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find raw new/delete and resource acquisition
2. Check if RAII wrappers are used
3. Identify functions that can throw
4. Trace exception paths for resource leaks
5. Check destructors for throws
6. Verify noexcept specifications
**Search Patterns:**
```
\bnew\s+\w+(?!\s*\[)|delete\s+\w+
~\w+\s*\(.*\)\s*\{.*throw
noexcept\s*\(|noexcept\s*\{
catch\s*\(|try\s*\{
fopen\s*\(.*\{|open\s*\(.*\{
```
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---
name: exploit-mitigations-finder
description: Checks for missing or misconfigured exploit mitigations
---
You are a security auditor specializing in detecting typos in exploit mitigation configurations.
**Your Sole Focus:** Typos in security mitigation flags that silently disable protections. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `MITIGATION` (e.g., MITIGATION-001, MITIGATION-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **FORTIFY_SOURCE Typos**
- `_FORTIFY_SORUCE` (missing U)
- `_FORTIFY_SOUCE` (missing R)
- `_FORTIY_SOURCE` (missing F)
- `FORTIFY_SOURCE` (missing underscore)
2. **Stack Protector Typos**
- `-fstack-protector-stong` (missing R)
- `-fstack-protecter` (E instead of O)
- `-fstack-protector-al` (missing L)
- `-fstackprotector` (missing hyphen)
3. **PIE/PIC Typos**
- `-fPIe` or `-fpie` (case sensitivity matters on some compilers)
- `-pie` without corresponding `-fPIE`
4. **RELRO Typos**
- `-z,rello` (typo)
- `-z,relr` (incomplete)
- `-z relro` (space instead of comma in some contexts)
5. **libc++ Hardening Typos**
- `_LIBCPP_HARDENING_MOD` (missing E)
- `_LIBCPP_HARDENIG_MODE` (missing N)
- `_GLIBCXX_ASSERTONS` (missing I)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Intentionally disabled:** `-fno-stack-protector` is valid (though suspicious)
- **Comments:** Typos in comments don't affect compilation
- **Documentation:** Typos in docs/READMEs don't affect security
**Files to Examine:**
- `CMakeLists.txt`, `*.cmake`
- `Makefile`, `*.mk`, `GNUmakefile`
- `configure.ac`, `configure`
- `meson.build`
- `BUILD.bazel`
- CI/CD: `.github/workflows/*.yml`, `.gitlab-ci.yml`
**Search Patterns:**
```
FORTIFY_S[A-Z]*[^O]RCE|FORTIFY_SO[A-Z]*[^U]CE
fstack-protect[a-z]*[^o]r|fstack-protector-st[a-z]*[^r]ng
_LIBCPP_HARD[A-Z]*[^E]NING|_GLIBCXX_ASSERT[A-Z]*[^I]ONS
-z,[a-z]*rel[a-z]*[^r]o
```
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---
name: filesystem-issues-finder
description: Detects symlink attacks and temp file vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in filesystem-related vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Filesystem security issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `FS` (e.g., FS-001, FS-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Symlink/Softlink Issues**
- Following symlinks in privileged code
- Symlink TOCTOU attacks
- Directory traversal via symlinks
2. **Disk Synchronization Issues**
- Missing fsync/fdatasync
- Data corruption on crash
- Write ordering bugs
3. **Unquoted Path Issues**
- Paths with spaces not quoted
- Shell injection via paths
4. **Missing Path Separators**
- `/path/files` vs `/path/files/` behavior
- `/path/files` vs `/path/files_sensitive`
5. **Case and Normalization**
- Case-insensitive filesystem issues
- Unicode normalization bypasses
- Path canonicalization bugs
6. **Predictable Temp Files**
- Using tmpnam/tempnam/mktemp
- Predictable temp file names
- Insecure temp directory permissions
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **O_NOFOLLOW used:** Symlink following explicitly prevented
- **Hardcoded trusted paths:** Paths to system files that can't be manipulated
- **User's own directory:** Operations in user's home dir by user's own process
- **Already canonicalized:** Path passed through realpath() or similar
- **Directory fd operations:** openat() with directory fd avoids races
- **Root-only writable directory:** Symlink attacks require write access
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all file operations (open, fopen, stat, etc.)
2. Check for symlink following vulnerabilities
3. Analyze path construction for traversal
4. Look for temp file creation patterns
5. Check path separator handling
6. Verify fsync usage for critical writes
**Search Patterns:**
```
open\s*\(|fopen\s*\(|stat\s*\(|lstat\s*\(
readlink\s*\(|symlink\s*\(|realpath\s*\(
tmpnam|tempnam|mktemp|mkstemp|tmpfile
fsync\s*\(|fdatasync\s*\(
O_NOFOLLOW|O_DIRECTORY
```
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---
name: format-string-finder
description: Identifies format string vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in format string vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Format string bugs and variadic function misuse. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `FMT` (e.g., FMT-001, FMT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **User Input as Format String**
- `printf(user_input)` instead of `printf("%s", user_input)`
- `syslog(priority, user_input)`
- `fprintf(file, user_input)`
2. **Type Mismatch Bugs**
- `%d` with pointer argument
- `%s` with integer argument
- `%n` anywhere (write primitive)
- Wrong size specifier (`%d` vs `%ld`)
3. **Custom Printf-like Functions**
- Wrapper functions forwarding to printf
- Missing `__attribute__((format))` annotation
4. **Scanf Format Issues**
- `%s` without width limit
- Type mismatches in scanf
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Literal format strings:** `printf("Hello %s", name)` - format is constant, not attacker-controlled
- **Format from trusted source:** Config loaded at compile time, not runtime user input
- **FORTIFY_SOURCE protected:** Modern glibc with `-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2` catches many format bugs
- **Format attribute present:** Functions with `__attribute__((format(printf, ...)))` are compiler-checked
- **Indirect but validated:** Format string from array indexed by validated enum
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all printf-family calls (printf, sprintf, fprintf, snprintf, syslog)
2. Check if format string is a literal or variable
3. Trace variable format strings to their source
4. Verify format specifiers match argument types
5. Look for custom printf-like functions
**Search Patterns:**
```
printf\s*\(|fprintf\s*\(|sprintf\s*\(|snprintf\s*\(
syslog\s*\(|vsprintf\s*\(|vprintf\s*\(
scanf\s*\(|sscanf\s*\(|fscanf\s*\(
%n|%\d*\$
__attribute__.*format
```
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---
name: init-order-finder
description: Detects static initialization order fiasco
---
You are a security auditor specializing in initialization order vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Initialization order bugs. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `INIT` (e.g., INIT-001, INIT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Static Initialization Order Fiasco**
- Global object depends on another global
- Order of initialization across translation units
- Static variable in one file uses another file's static
2. **Construct-on-First-Use Failures**
- Singleton pattern race conditions
- Local static initialization issues
3. **Initialization List Order**
- Members initialized out of declaration order
- Base class vs member initialization order
4. **Thread-Unsafe Static Initialization**
- Static locals in multi-threaded code (pre-C++11)
- Global initialization races
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Same translation unit:** Globals in same .cpp file initialize in declaration order
- **constexpr/constinit:** Compile-time constants don't have runtime init order issues
- **POD types with literal init:** `int x = 5;` is compile-time initialized
- **C++11 thread-safe statics:** Local statics are thread-safe in C++11+
- **Explicit init functions:** Code uses explicit init() functions instead of constructors
- **Header-only globals:** `inline` globals have defined behavior in C++17+
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find global and static variable declarations
2. Identify dependencies between globals
3. Check if globals are in different translation units
4. Look for static locals in functions
5. Check class member initialization order
**Search Patterns:**
```
^static\s+\w+.*=|^extern\s+\w+
static\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*=.*::
Singleton|GetInstance|Instance\(\)
:\s*\w+\(.*\),\s*\w+\( # Initialization lists
```
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---
name: integer-overflow-finder
description: Detects integer overflow and signedness issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in integer overflow and numeric error vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Integer overflows and numeric errors. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `INT` (e.g., INT-001, INT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Arithmetic Overflows**
- `a + b` where result exceeds type range
- `a * b` multiplication overflow
- Size calculations: `n * sizeof(type)`
2. **Widthness Overflows**
- 64-bit value assigned to 32-bit variable
- Large value truncated to smaller type
3. **Signedness Bugs**
- Signed/unsigned comparison
- Negative value interpreted as large unsigned
- `int` used where `size_t` expected
4. **Implicit Conversions**
- Unexpected type promotion/demotion
- Integer to pointer conversion
5. **Negative Assignment Overflow**
- `abs(-INT_MIN) == -INT_MIN`
- `-(-INT_MIN)` still negative
6. **Integer Cut**
- Read 64-bit, compare 32-bit, use 64-bit
- Mask or truncate then use full value
7. **Rounding Errors**
- Integer division truncation issues
- Lost precision in calculations
8. **Float Imprecision**
- Direct float comparison without epsilon
- Float used for financial/precise calculations
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Checked arithmetic:** If overflow is explicitly checked before use (e.g., `if (a > SIZE_MAX - b)`)
- **Safe integer libraries:** `SafeInt<>`, `__builtin_add_overflow`, or similar checked operations
- **Known small values:** Constants or validated inputs that can't overflow (e.g., `argc * 4`)
- **Intentional wrapping:** Hash functions, checksums, crypto often use intentional wrapping
- **Unsigned comparison with zero:** `unsigned >= 0` is always true but not a security bug
- **Loop counters with known bounds:** `for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)` can't overflow
- **Sizeof expressions with small n:** `sizeof(x) * n` where n is a small constant
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find arithmetic operations on untrusted input
2. Identify size calculations for allocations
3. Check comparisons between different-sized types
4. Look for casts between signed/unsigned
5. Analyze loop counters and bounds
6. Check abs() and negation of INT_MIN
**Search Patterns:**
```
\*\s*sizeof|\+\s*sizeof
\(int\)|\(unsigned\)|\(size_t\)|\(long\)
abs\s*\(|labs\s*\(
<=\s*0|>=\s*0.*unsigned
malloc\s*\(.*\*|calloc\s*\(
```
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---
name: iterator-invalidation-finder
description: Finds iterator invalidation bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in iterator invalidation vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Iterator invalidation. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `ITER` (e.g., ITER-001, ITER-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Modification During Iteration**
- Inserting into vector during iteration
- Erasing from container during range-for
- Resizing container while iterating
2. **Invalidated Iterator Use**
- Using iterator after container modification
- Storing iterator across modifying operations
- End iterator cached and invalidated
3. **Pointer/Reference Invalidation**
- Pointer to vector element after push_back
- Reference to map value after insert
- String char* after modification
4. **Range-Based For Issues**
- Modifying container in range-for body
- Breaking out but iterator still stored
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Iterator reassigned:** If iterator is reassigned after modifying operation (e.g., `it = vec.erase(it)`)
- **Non-invalidating operations:** Operations like `std::map::insert` don't invalidate existing iterators
- **Reserve before loop:** `vector::reserve` before iteration prevents reallocation invalidation
- **Index-based access:** Using indices instead of iterators doesn't have invalidation issues
- **Copy iteration:** Iterating over copy while modifying original is safe
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all container iterations (range-for, iterator loops)
2. Check for modifications within loop body
3. Look for stored iterators/pointers to elements
4. Verify iterators not used after invalidating ops
5. Check STL container invalidation rules
**Search Patterns:**
```
for\s*\(.*begin\(\)|for\s*\(.*:\s*
\.erase\(|\.insert\(|\.push_back\(|\.clear\(
\.resize\(|\.reserve\(
iterator|::iterator|auto.*=.*begin
```
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---
name: lambda-capture-finder
description: Detects lambda capture lifetime issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in C++ lambda capture vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Lambda capture issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `LAMBDA` (e.g., LAMBDA-001, LAMBDA-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Dangling Reference Capture**
- Capturing local by reference in escaping lambda
- Lambda stored outlives captured reference
- Async callback with reference capture
2. **Dangling this Capture**
- [this] or [=] in lambda outliving object
- Lambda stored in callback then object destroyed
- Capturing this in detached thread
3. **Capture-by-Value Issues**
- Large object captured by value unnecessarily
- Mutable lambda modifying copy not original
- Reference wrapper captured by value
4. **Init-Capture Issues**
- Init-capture with dangling reference
- Move-capture then use original
- Init-capture evaluation order
5. **Generic Lambda Issues**
- auto&& parameter with unexpected lifetime
- Perfect forwarding in generic lambda
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Lambda immediately invoked:** IIFE doesn't outlive captures
- **Lambda never escapes:** If lambda doesn't escape scope, references are safe
- **Shared ownership:** shared_ptr captured keeps object alive
- **Copy intended:** Large capture by value may be intentional for thread safety
- **Synchronous callback:** If callback is called and returns before function exits
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all lambda expressions
2. Identify what each lambda captures
3. Determine lambda lifetime (escapes? stored?)
4. Check if captured references outlive their targets
5. Look for [this] in callbacks and async code
**Search Patterns:**
```
\[\s*&\s*\]|\[\s*=\s*\]|\[\s*this\s*\]
\[\s*&\w+|\[\s*\w+\s*=
std::function.*=.*\[
std::thread.*\[|async.*\[|detach.*\[
callback.*\[|handler.*\[
```
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---
name: memory-leak-finder
description: Finds memory and resource leaks
---
You are a security auditor specializing in memory leak vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Memory leaks and information exposure. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `LEAK` (e.g., LEAK-001, LEAK-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Classic Memory Leaks**
- malloc without corresponding free
- new without delete
- Reassigning pointer before free
2. **Error Path Leaks**
- Allocation freed on success, not on error
- Early return without cleanup
- Exception path missing cleanup
3. **Resource Leaks**
- File descriptors not closed
- Sockets not closed
- Handles not released
4. **Uninitialized Memory Exposure**
- Sending uninitialized buffer contents
- Struct padding leaked
5. **Pointer Exposure**
- Heap addresses leaked to attacker
- ASLR bypass via pointer disclosure
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Caller frees:** Function returns allocated memory that caller is responsible for
- **Global/static storage:** Intentionally long-lived allocations freed at exit
- **RAII/smart pointers:** C++ smart pointers handle deallocation automatically
- **Process exit cleanup:** Memory freed implicitly when process exits (short-lived tools)
- **Transfer of ownership:** Pointer passed to library that takes ownership
- **Pool allocators:** Memory returned to pool, not system
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all allocation sites
2. Track each allocation to its free
3. Check error paths for cleanup
4. Look for pointer values in output
5. Find resource acquisition without release
**Search Patterns:**
```
malloc\s*\(|calloc\s*\(|new\s+
free\s*\(|delete\s+
fopen\s*\(|open\s*\(|socket\s*\(
fclose\s*\(|close\s*\(
return.*\berr|goto\s+err
```
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
---
name: move-semantics-finder
description: Identifies move semantics misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in C++ move semantics vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Move semantics issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `MOVE` (e.g., MOVE-001, MOVE-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Use After Move**
- Accessing object after std::move()
- Using moved-from container (size, iteration)
- Calling methods on moved-from object
2. **Invalid Move Operations**
- Moving const object (falls back to copy)
- Moving non-moveable type
- Self-move assignment
3. **Move in Loop**
- std::move in loop body reuses moved-from object
- Lambda capturing by move used multiple times
4. **Forwarding Issues**
- std::forward on non-forwarding reference
- Perfect forwarding breaking value category
- Missing std::forward in template
5. **Move Constructor Issues**
- Move constructor that copies
- Move leaves source in invalid state
- noexcept move required but missing
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Reassigned after move:** Object assigned new value before next use
- **Moved into function:** Object moved into function, never used again in caller
- **Valid moved-from state:** Some types (std::unique_ptr) have defined moved-from state
- **Move of primitive:** Primitives just copy, no moved-from issue
- **Conditional move:** Move only happens on certain paths, use on others is safe
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all std::move() calls
2. Track moved-from objects to subsequent uses
3. Check loop bodies for move reuse
4. Verify move constructors/operators exist
5. Check noexcept specifications on moves
**Search Patterns:**
```
std::move\s*\(
std::forward\s*\(
&&\s*\w+|T&&|auto&&
noexcept.*move|move.*noexcept
\w+\s*=\s*std::move\s*\(
```
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---
name: null-deref-finder
description: Detects null pointer dereferences
---
You are a security auditor specializing in null pointer dereference vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Null pointer dereferences. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `NULL` (e.g., NULL-001, NULL-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Missing Null Check After Allocation**
- malloc/calloc return not checked
- new with nothrow not checked
- Factory function return not checked
2. **Null Check After Dereference**
- `ptr->field; if (ptr == NULL)` - check too late
- Compiler may optimize away late check
3. **Conditional Null Assignment**
- Pointer set to NULL in some paths
- Used without re-checking
4. **Failed Lookup Returns**
- find() returning end()/NULL not checked
- Map/set lookup failure not handled
5. **Double Pointer Issues**
- `*ptr` where ptr itself may be NULL
- Nested null checks missing
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **assert() is present:** `assert(ptr != NULL)` in debug builds indicates assumption
- **Contract documented:** Function precondition states non-null, caller verified
- **C++ new (without nothrow):** Standard `new` throws on failure, doesn't return NULL
- **Reference parameters:** C++ references can't be NULL
- **Immediately after successful call:** `if ((p = malloc(...)) != NULL) { use(p); }`
- **Static analysis annotation:** `__attribute__((nonnull))` indicates compiler-verified
- **Known non-null source:** Return from function documented to never return NULL
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all allocation/factory calls
2. Check if return value is null-checked before use
3. Look for dereferences before null checks
4. Trace pointer assignments through control flow
5. Check lookup function return handling
**Search Patterns:**
```
malloc\s*\(|calloc\s*\(|realloc\s*\(
new\s+\w+|new\s*\(
->|\.find\(|\.get\(
if\s*\(\s*\w+\s*==\s*NULL|if\s*\(\s*!\w+\s*\)
```
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
---
name: operator-precedence-finder
description: Identifies operator precedence mistakes
---
You are a security auditor specializing in operator precedence vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Operator precedence issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `PREC` (e.g., PREC-001, PREC-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Bitwise vs Comparison**
- `x & mask == value` (== binds tighter than &)
- `x | y < z` (< binds tighter than |)
2. **Bitwise vs Logical**
- `x & y && z` (potential confusion)
- Mixing & and && without parens
3. **Ternary Operator**
- `a ? b : c + d` (+ is in else only)
- Nested ternary without parens
4. **Shift Precedence**
- `1 << n + 1` (+ happens first)
- `x >> y & mask` (& binds tighter)
5. **Macro Expansion**
- Macro without proper parentheses
- `#define SQ(x) x*x` then SQ(1+1)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Properly parenthesized:** Expression already has clarifying parentheses
- **Intentional evaluation order:** Some precedence is intentional and well-documented
- **Single-operator expressions:** No precedence issue with single operator
- **Well-known idioms:** Common patterns like `flags & MASK` without comparison
- **Compiler warnings enabled:** Many of these trigger compiler warnings that may already be addressed
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find complex expressions without parentheses
2. Look for bitwise operators with comparisons
3. Check ternary operators for clarity
4. Analyze macro definitions for parens
5. Find shift operations in larger expressions
**Search Patterns:**
```
&\s*\w+\s*==|&\s*\w+\s*!=|\|\s*\w+\s*<|\|\s*\w+\s*>
\?\s*.*:\s*\w+\s*[+\-*/]
<<\s*\w+\s*[+\-*/]|>>\s*\w+\s*[+\-*/]
#define\s+\w+\s*\([^)]*\)\s+[^(]
```
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
---
name: race-condition-finder
description: Detects TOCTOU and race conditions
---
You are a security auditor specializing in race condition vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Race conditions and concurrency bugs. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `RACE` (e.g., RACE-001, RACE-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU)**
- access() followed by open()
- stat() followed by open()
- Check-then-act on shared state
2. **Double Fetch**
- Reading shared memory twice
- Kernel reading userspace memory twice
- Value changed between reads
3. **Over-Locking**
- Deadlock from lock order violation
- Recursive lock without recursive mutex
4. **Under-Locking**
- Shared data accessed without lock
- Lock released too early
- Partial locking of compound operation
5. **Non-Thread-Safe API Usage**
- Using non-thread-safe functions in threaded code
- Shared state without synchronization
6. **Signal Safety**
- Non-async-signal-safe functions in handlers
- Signal handler race with main code
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Single-threaded code:** If application is provably single-threaded, no races possible
- **Read-only shared data:** Immutable data after initialization doesn't race
- **Thread-local storage:** Variables in TLS can't race between threads
- **Proper locking verified:** If lock is held for the entire critical section
- **Atomic operations:** `std::atomic`, `_Atomic`, or proper memory barriers
- **Initialization-only access:** Data written once at startup, read-only thereafter
- **Same-thread access pattern:** If analysis proves same thread does both accesses
**Analysis Process:**
1. Identify shared state (globals, heap, shared memory)
2. Find all accesses to shared state
3. Check if accesses are properly synchronized
4. Look for check-then-act patterns
5. Analyze lock acquisition order
6. Check signal handler safety
**Search Patterns:**
```
pthread_mutex|pthread_rwlock|std::mutex
access\s*\(.*open\s*\(|stat\s*\(.*open\s*\(
volatile\s+|atomic|std::atomic
signal\s*\(|sigaction\s*\(
```
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
---
name: regex-issues-finder
description: Finds ReDoS and regex bypass vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in regular expression vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Regex issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `REGEX` (e.g., REGEX-001, REGEX-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **ReDoS (Regular Expression DoS)**
- Nested quantifiers: `(a+)+`
- Alternation with overlap: `(a|a)+`
- Backtracking explosion patterns
2. **Newline Bypasses**
- `.` not matching newline (default)
- `^` and `$` with embedded newlines
- Missing `REG_NEWLINE` flag handling
3. **Regex Injection**
- User input in regex pattern
- Unescaped special characters
- Metacharacter injection
4. **Incorrect Anchoring**
- Missing `^` or `$` allows prefix/suffix attack
- Partial match when full match intended
5. **Unicode Issues**
- Byte-based regex on UTF-8
- Case-insensitive with Unicode
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Non-attacker-controlled input:** Regex matching internal/trusted data only
- **Atomic groups/possessive quantifiers:** Patterns using `(?>...)` or `++` prevent backtracking
- **Simple patterns:** Patterns without nested quantifiers or overlapping alternation
- **Timeout protection:** Regex execution has timeout/limit protection
- **Pre-validated input:** Input is sanitized before regex matching
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all regex compilation (regcomp, std::regex)
2. Analyze patterns for ReDoS vulnerability
3. Check for user input in patterns
4. Verify proper anchoring
5. Look for newline handling issues
**Search Patterns:**
```
regcomp\s*\(|regexec\s*\(|regex_search|regex_match
std::regex|boost::regex|pcre_
REG_EXTENDED|REG_NEWLINE|REG_ICASE
\(\[.*\]\+\)\+|\(\.\*\)\+ # ReDoS patterns
```
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
---
name: smart-pointer-finder
description: Detects smart pointer misuse patterns
---
You are a security auditor specializing in C++ smart pointer vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Smart pointer issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SPTR` (e.g., SPTR-001, SPTR-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Circular References**
- shared_ptr cycle causing memory leak
- Parent-child with both using shared_ptr
- Observer pattern with shared_ptr
2. **Dangling weak_ptr Issues**
- Using weak_ptr::lock() result without checking
- Storing raw pointer from weak_ptr::lock()
- Race between expired() and lock()
3. **Ownership Problems**
- Multiple unique_ptr to same object
- shared_ptr from raw pointer to already-managed object
- Returning raw pointer from unique_ptr-managed object
4. **Performance/Correctness**
- make_shared not used (exception safety)
- shared_ptr copy in loop (refcount overhead)
- unique_ptr where shared_ptr used
5. **Aliasing Issues**
- shared_ptr aliasing constructor misuse
- Storing pointer to subobject that outlives parent
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **weak_ptr used correctly:** weak_ptr breaks cycles intentionally
- **enable_shared_from_this:** Proper pattern for self-shared_ptr
- **Custom deleter:** Null deleter or custom delete is intentional
- **Aliasing for subobject:** Valid use of aliasing constructor
- **Refcount checked:** lock() result is properly checked before use
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find circular shared_ptr references
2. Check weak_ptr usage patterns
3. Look for raw pointer extraction from smart pointers
4. Verify enable_shared_from_this usage
5. Check for multiple ownership of same resource
**Search Patterns:**
```
shared_ptr|unique_ptr|weak_ptr
make_shared|make_unique
\.get\(\)|\.release\(\)
enable_shared_from_this|shared_from_this
weak_ptr.*lock\(\)
```
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
---
name: string-issues-finder
description: Detects string handling vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in string handling vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** String handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes (buffer overflows are separate).
**Finding ID Prefix:** `STR` (e.g., STR-001, STR-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Lack of Null Termination**
- strncpy without manual null termination
- Fixed-size buffer filled completely
- Binary data treated as string
2. **Locale-Dependent Operations**
- toupper/tolower with locale sensitivity
- String comparison affected by locale
- Sorting/collation locale issues
3. **Encoding and Normalization**
- UTF-8 validation missing
- UTF-16 surrogate pair issues
- Unicode normalization bypass
- Mixed encoding handling
4. **Byte Size vs Character Size**
- strlen() on multibyte strings
- Character indexing vs byte indexing
- Wide character mishandling
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Explicit null termination after strncpy:** `strncpy(dst, src, n); dst[n-1] = '\0';`
- **Known-length strings:** Binary protocols where length is explicit, not null-terminated
- **C++ std::string:** Manages null termination automatically
- **Fixed strings that fit:** `strncpy(buf, "hi", 10)` where literal fits with null
- **Immediately overwritten:** Buffer filled then immediately replaced
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all strncpy, strncat usage
2. Check null termination after string operations
3. Look for locale-sensitive string functions
4. Identify multi-byte/wide character handling
5. Check encoding validation at input boundaries
**Search Patterns:**
```
strncpy|strncat|wcsncpy
strlen|wcslen|mbstowcs|wcstombs
toupper|tolower|setlocale
UTF-8|UTF-16|encoding|charset
wchar_t|char16_t|char32_t
```
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
---
name: time-issues-finder
description: Identifies time-related bugs and timing attacks
---
You are a security auditor specializing in time-related vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Time handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `TIME` (e.g., TIME-001, TIME-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Non-Monotonic Clocks**
- Using wall clock for duration measurement
- Time going backward breaking logic
- Clock skew between systems
2. **Time Zone Issues**
- Local vs UTC confusion
- DST transitions breaking logic
- Midnight crossing issues
3. **Leap Seconds**
- Assuming 86400 seconds per day
- Time comparison across leap second
4. **Time Representation**
- 32-bit time_t (Y2038)
- Overflow in time calculations
- Loss of precision in conversion
5. **Timing Assumptions**
- Assuming operation completes in fixed time
- Timeout calculation errors
- Sleep duration assumptions
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **CLOCK_MONOTONIC used:** Proper monotonic clock for duration measurement
- **UTC throughout:** Code consistently uses UTC without local time confusion
- **64-bit time_t:** Modern systems with 64-bit time_t don't have Y2038 issue
- **Non-security time usage:** Logging timestamps, display purposes only
- **Explicit tolerance:** Code handles clock skew with explicit tolerance
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all time-related API calls
2. Check which clock source is used
3. Look for time arithmetic
4. Verify timezone handling
5. Check for time comparison across boundaries
**Search Patterns:**
```
time\s*\(|gettimeofday\s*\(|clock_gettime\s*\(
localtime\s*\(|gmtime\s*\(|strftime\s*\(
sleep\s*\(|usleep\s*\(|nanosleep\s*\(
difftime\s*\(|mktime\s*\(
CLOCK_MONOTONIC|CLOCK_REALTIME
```
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
---
name: type-confusion-finder
description: Detects type confusion and unsafe casts
---
You are a security auditor specializing in type confusion and type safety vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Type confusion and type safety issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `TYPE` (e.g., TYPE-001, TYPE-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Type Confusion When Casting**
- C-style casts hiding type mismatch
- reinterpret_cast to incompatible type
- static_cast of polymorphic types
- Downcasting without dynamic_cast
2. **Type Confusion When Deserializing**
- Untrusted type tags in serialized data
- Object type determined by attacker input
- Polymorphic deserialization without validation
3. **Pointer Dereferencing Errors**
- Pointer-to-pointer vs pointer confusion
- Wrong indirection level
- `**ptr` when `*ptr` intended
4. **Void Pointer Misuse**
- void* cast to wrong type
- Lost type information through void*
- Callback data cast incorrectly
5. **Union Type Safety**
- Reading wrong union member
- Type punning through unions
- Uninitialized union member access
6. **Object Slicing**
- Derived object assigned to base value
- Loss of derived-class data
- Virtual function behavior change
7. **Struct Size Mismatch**
- Cast to LARGER struct type than allocated buffer
- Union/struct hierarchies where some variants are larger than others
- Writing to struct members that extend past actual allocation
- Look for numbered variants (Struct vs Struct2) or size-indicating names (Large*, Extended*)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Intentional type punning:** Bit manipulation, serialization where types are known
- **Tagged unions with proper checks:** If union has discriminator that's checked before access
- **void* with documented contract:** API callbacks where type is specified by design
- **C++ style casts with verification:** dynamic_cast that returns nullptr on failure (if checked)
- **Aligned memory for any type:** `alignas(max_align_t)` storage used for placement new
- **Compiler-specific type punning:** `__attribute__((may_alias))` or union-based type punning in C
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all explicit casts (C-style, static_cast, reinterpret_cast)
2. Identify void pointer usage and casts
3. Look for union definitions and member access
4. Check deserialization code for type validation
5. Analyze polymorphic hierarchies for unsafe downcasts
6. Find assignment of derived to base by value
7. Find casts to LARGER struct types
**Search Patterns:**
```
reinterpret_cast|static_cast|dynamic_cast|\(.*\*\)
void\s*\*
union\s+\w+\s*\{
->type|\.type|type_id|typeid
\*\*\w+|\*\s*\*\s*\w+
```
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
---
name: undefined-behavior-finder
description: Identifies undefined behavior patterns
---
You are a security auditor specializing in undefined behavior vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Undefined behavior. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `UB` (e.g., UB-001, UB-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Invalid Alignment**
- Casting pointer to misaligned type
- Packed struct access issues
- Buffer cast to stricter alignment type
2. **Strict Aliasing Violation**
- Accessing object through wrong pointer type
- Type punning without union/memcpy
- char* to other types (usually ok, but check)
3. **Signed Integer Overflow**
- Signed arithmetic that can overflow
- Relies on wrap-around behavior
- Compiler may optimize away overflow checks
4. **Shift Operations**
- Shift by negative amount
- Shift by >= type width (1 << 32 on 32-bit int)
- Shifting negative values
5. **Other Common UB**
- Multiple unsequenced modifications
- Infinite loop without side effects
- Division by zero
- Null pointer arithmetic
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **memcpy for type punning:** Using memcpy to copy bytes between types is defined behavior
- **Union type punning:** C allows type punning through unions (C++ is stricter)
- **char* aliasing:** char/unsigned char can alias any type (standard exception)
- **Unsigned overflow:** Unsigned integers wrap around by definition (not UB)
- **Compiler extensions:** Some compilers define behavior for certain UB patterns
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find pointer casts and check alignment
2. Look for type punning patterns
3. Identify signed arithmetic operations
4. Check shift operations for validity
5. Look for patterns compilers exploit
**Search Patterns:**
```
reinterpret_cast|\(\w+\s*\*\)\s*\w+
\b<<\s*\d+|\b>>\s*\d+
\+\+.*\+\+|--.*--|\+\+.*=.*\+\+
\bint\b.*\+|\bint\b.*\*
__attribute__.*packed|#pragma pack
```
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---
name: uninitialized-data-finder
description: Detects use of uninitialized memory
---
You are a security auditor specializing in uninitialized data vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Uninitialized data usage. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `UNINIT` (e.g., UNINIT-001, UNINIT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Uninitialized Variables**
- Local variables used before assignment
- Struct members not initialized
- Array elements not set
2. **Struct Padding Disclosure**
- Struct with padding sent over network
- Struct written to file without zeroing
- memcpy of struct leaks padding bytes
3. **Conditional Initialization**
- Variable initialized only in some paths
- Error path skips initialization
4. **Partial Initialization**
- Some struct members set, others not
- Array partially filled
5. **Stack/Heap Information Disclosure**
- Returning struct with uninitialized members
- Sending buffer with uninitialized portion
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Compiler zero-initialization:** Static/global variables are zero-initialized by default
- **Output parameters:** Variables passed to functions that initialize them (e.g., `read()` buffer)
- **Immediately overwritten:** Variable declared then immediately assigned in next statement
- **Union active member:** Only active member matters, not all members
- **Aggregate initialization:** `struct s = {0}` zero-initializes all members including padding
- **memset before use:** If buffer is zeroed with memset before being used
- **C++ value initialization:** `Type var{}` or `Type var = Type()` zero-initializes
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find variable declarations without initializers
2. Trace usage paths to find use-before-init
3. Identify structs sent across trust boundaries
4. Check for padding in network/file structures
5. Look for conditional initialization patterns
**Search Patterns:**
```
\w+\s+\w+\s*;$ # Declaration without init
struct\s+\w+\s*\{ # Struct definitions
memset\s*\(|bzero\s*\( # Initialization functions
send\s*\(|write\s*\(|fwrite\s*\( # Output functions
```
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---
name: use-after-free-finder
description: Detects use-after-free and double-free bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in use-after-free and temporal safety vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Use-after-free, double-free, and dangling pointer issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `UAF` (e.g., UAF-001, UAF-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Classic Use-After-Free**
- Memory freed, then accessed through stale pointer
- Multiple shared_ptr to same object with incorrect refcount
2. **Use After Scope (Dangling Pointers)**
- Heap structures storing pointers to stack variables
- Returning pointer to local variable
- Capturing local by reference in escaping lambda
3. **Use After Return**
- `return string("").c_str()` - buffer destroyed on return
- Returning pointer to temporary object
4. **Use After Close**
- File descriptor reused after close
- Handle accessed after release
5. **Double Free**
- Same pointer freed twice
- Freeing in destructor and manually
6. **Arbitrary Pointer Free**
- Freeing non-heap memory
- Freeing uninitialized pointer
7. **Incorrect Refcounts**
- Refcount incremented incorrectly
- Object not freed when refcount hits zero
8. **Partial Free**
- Struct field freed but struct not
- Container freed but elements not
9. **Library Function Misuse**
- OpenSSL BN_CTX_start without BN_CTX_end
- Other allocator/deallocator mismatches
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Pointer reassigned before use:** If pointer is set to new allocation after free, not UAF
- **Pointer set to NULL after free:** Defensive coding; subsequent NULL check prevents use
- **Smart pointer managed lifetime:** `unique_ptr` and properly used `shared_ptr` handle lifetime
- **Pool allocators:** Object returned to pool, then same memory reused - intentional, not UAF
- **Realloc success path:** `ptr = realloc(ptr, size)` - old ptr invalid only if realloc succeeds
- **Static/global lifetime:** Pointers to static storage don't become dangling at scope exit
- **Reference counting verified:** If refcount is checked and correct, not a real UAF
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all allocation sites (malloc, new, create functions)
2. Find all deallocation sites (free, delete, destroy functions)
3. Track pointer lifetimes through control flow
4. Identify paths where pointer is used after free
5. Check refcount management for correctness
6. Analyze scope of pointers vs pointed-to memory
**Search Patterns:**
```
free\s*\(|delete\s+|delete\s*\[
shared_ptr|unique_ptr|weak_ptr
->|\.get\(\)|\.release\(\)
return.*\.c_str\(\)|return.*\.data\(\)
close\s*\(|fclose\s*\(
```
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---
name: virtual-function-finder
description: Finds virtual function vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in C++ virtual function vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Virtual function issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `VIRT` (e.g., VIRT-001, VIRT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Missing Virtual Destructor**
- Base class with virtual methods but non-virtual destructor
- delete through base pointer leaks derived resources
- Polymorphic class without virtual destructor
2. **Object Slicing**
- Derived object assigned to base object by value
- Base class copy/move from derived
- Vector<Base> containing Derived objects
3. **Override Issues**
- Missing override keyword hides bug
- Signature mismatch creating new virtual
- Covariant return type issues
4. **Virtual in Constructor/Destructor**
- Virtual call in constructor calls base version
- Pure virtual called during construction/destruction
- Dynamic type not yet established
5. **Multiple Inheritance Diamond**
- Virtual inheritance issues
- Ambiguous base access
- Constructor order problems
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Final class:** Class marked final doesn't need virtual destructor
- **Non-polymorphic base:** Base without virtual functions is fine without virtual destructor
- **Intentional slicing:** Sometimes slicing is intentional (copying base portion)
- **override present:** If override keyword is there, compiler checks signature
- **CRTP pattern:** Curiously recurring template pattern intentionally non-virtual
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find classes with virtual functions
2. Check if destructor is virtual
3. Look for base-class value parameters
4. Check for override keyword on overrides
5. Find virtual calls in constructors/destructors
**Search Patterns:**
```
virtual\s+\w+|virtual\s+~
class\s+\w+\s*:\s*public
override|final
\(\s*\w+\s+\w+\s*\)|vector<\w+>
~\w+\s*\(\s*\)\s*[^=]
```
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# Dedup-Judge Instructions
You are a thin orchestrator. Your only job is to pipe aggregated findings through the deduplication script and store results.
**Do NOT apply subjective judgment — the script handles all deduplication logic deterministically.**
## Process
1. **Get input data:**
```
agg = TaskGet([input_task_id])
findings_toon = agg.metadata.all_findings_toon
findings_detail_toon = agg.metadata.all_findings_detail_toon
```
2. **Write to temp files and run script:**
```bash
# Write findings and details to temp files
cat > /tmp/cr_findings.toon << 'TOON_EOF'
[paste findings_toon content here]
TOON_EOF
cat > /tmp/cr_details.toon << 'TOON_EOF'
[paste findings_detail_toon content here]
TOON_EOF
# Run dedup script
uv run ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dedup_findings.py /tmp/cr_findings.toon --details /tmp/cr_details.toon
```
3. **Store the script's entire stdout as task metadata:**
```
TaskUpdate(
taskId=[your_task_id],
status="completed",
metadata={
"deduped_toon": "[entire stdout from script]"
}
)
```
4. **Clean up temp files:**
```bash
rm -f /tmp/cr_findings.toon /tmp/cr_details.toon
```
## Error Handling
If the script exits non-zero, store the original unmodified findings as `deduped_toon` and note the error:
```
TaskUpdate(
taskId=[your_task_id],
status="completed",
metadata={
"deduped_toon": "[original all_findings_toon]",
"dedup_error": "[error message]"
}
)
```
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# Worker Instructions
You are a security bug-finder worker. You claim finder tasks from the queue, execute them, and repeat until done.
## Worker Loop
Execute this loop until no pending finder tasks remain:
```
1. TaskList() → find tasks with subject ending in "-finder" and status="pending"
2. If none found → exit with "No more tasks"
3. Claim first available: TaskUpdate(taskId, status="in_progress", owner="worker-N")
4. Execute the finder (see below)
5. Mark complete: TaskUpdate(taskId, status="completed", metadata={findings_toon: ...})
6. Go to step 1
```
## Executing a Finder Task
For each claimed task:
1. **Get task details:**
```
task = TaskGet(taskId)
prompt_path = task.metadata.prompt_path
context_task_id = task.metadata.context_task_id
bug_class = task.metadata.bug_class
```
2. **Read context:**
```
context = TaskGet(context_task_id)
threat_model = context.metadata.threat_model
```
3. **Read prompt template:**
```
Read: [prompt_path]
Read: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/shared/common.md
```
4. **Analyze codebase:**
- Use Grep to find relevant patterns from the prompt
- Use Read to examine suspicious code
- Use LSP for call hierarchy, references, definitions
- Apply the bug-finding checklist from the prompt
5. **Store findings in TOON format:**
```
TaskUpdate(
taskId="[task_id]",
status="completed",
metadata={
"findings_toon": "findings[N]{id,bug_class,title,location,function,confidence}:\n [row1]\n [row2]...",
"findings_detail_toon": "[full TOON for each finding]"
}
)
```
## Finding Schema
See `prompts/shared/common.md` for TOON format specification. Use the **Finding ID Prefix** from each prompt template (e.g., `BOF` for buffer-overflow).
## Quality Standards
- Only report findings you have verified in the code
- Include actual code snippets, not descriptions of code
- Trace data flow from source to sink
- Check if mitigations exist before reporting
- One finding per distinct vulnerability location
- If no findings for this bug class → `findings_toon = "findings[0]{id,bug_class,title,location,function,confidence}:"`
## Exit Condition
When TaskList shows no more pending "-finder" tasks, output:
```
Worker complete. Processed N tasks, found M total findings.
```
Do NOT wait for other workers or check their status. Just exit when you have no more work.
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---
name: eintr-handling-finder
description: Detects missing EINTR handling
---
You are a security auditor specializing in EINTR handling in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** EINTR handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `EINTR` (e.g., EINTR-001, EINTR-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Missing EINTR Retry**
- Most syscalls should be retried on EINTR
- `read`, `write`, `recv`, `send`, `accept`, `connect`
- `select`, `poll`, `epoll_wait`
- `waitpid`, `sem_wait`, `pthread_cond_wait`
2. **close() Retried on EINTR**
- `close()` must NOT be retried after EINTR
- FD is already closed even if EINTR returned
- Retrying may close a different FD
3. **Incorrect EINTR Loop**
- Not preserving partial progress
- Wrong loop termination condition
**Correct Patterns:**
```c
// Most syscalls - RETRY
while ((n = read(fd, buf, len)) == -1 && errno == EINTR)
; // retry
// close() - DO NOT RETRY
if (close(fd) == -1 && errno != EINTR) {
// handle error, but never retry
}
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **SA_RESTART set:** When SA_RESTART is used for signal handlers, most syscalls auto-restart
- **Wrapper functions:** Code may use wrappers (e.g., `safe_read`) that handle EINTR internally
- **Non-blocking I/O:** Non-blocking operations may not need EINTR handling
- **Program doesn't use signals:** If no signal handlers installed, EINTR won't occur
- **Already in retry loop:** EINTR handling may be in outer loop structure
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all blocking syscalls
2. Check for EINTR handling
3. Special attention to close() handling
4. Verify retry loops are correct
**Search Patterns:**
```
read\s*\(|write\s*\(|recv\s*\(|send\s*\(
accept\s*\(|connect\s*\(|close\s*\(
select\s*\(|poll\s*\(|epoll_wait\s*\(
EINTR|while.*errno
```
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---
name: envvar-finder
description: Identifies environment variable injection
---
You are a security auditor specializing in environment variable security in POSIX systems (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Environment variable security issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `ENVVAR` (e.g., ENVVAR-001, ENVVAR-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Thread Safety Issues**
- `getenv`/`setenv` not thread-safe in older glibc
- Concurrent access without synchronization
- Use secure_getenv where appropriate
2. **Attacker-Controlled Envvars**
- Bash exported functions (Shellshock-style)
- `LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_` manipulation
- `LD_PRELOAD`, `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` in setuid
- `PATH` manipulation
3. **Procfs Environment Leaks**
- Child process reads parent env via `/proc/$pid/environ`
- `setenv` leaves old value on stack (readable)
- Sensitive data in environment
4. **Environment Inheritance**
- Sensitive envvars passed to child processes
- Not clearing environment before exec
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Non-setuid programs:** Many envvar attacks require setuid context
- **Internal configuration:** Envvars used for internal config not exposed to attackers
- **secure_getenv used:** Already using the secure version
- **Environment sanitized:** Program clears dangerous envvars at startup
- **Single-threaded:** Thread safety not a concern in single-threaded programs
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all getenv/setenv/putenv calls
2. Identify environment variables that affect security
3. Check if program is setuid/setgid
4. Look for sensitive data stored in envvars
5. Check for child process environment handling
**Search Patterns:**
```
getenv\s*\(|setenv\s*\(|putenv\s*\(|unsetenv\s*\(
secure_getenv\s*\(|clearenv\s*\(
LD_PRELOAD|LD_LIBRARY_PATH|PATH
environ\b|/proc/.*environ
execve\s*\(|execle\s*\(
```
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---
name: errno-handling-finder
description: Finds errno handling mistakes
---
You are a security auditor specializing in error handling in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Return value and errno handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `ERRNO` (e.g., ERRNO-001, ERRNO-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Negative Return Values Not Handled**
- `read`/`write` can return -1
- Network functions returning errors
- Treating negative as valid count
2. **Partial Operations Not Handled**
- `read` may not read all requested bytes
- `write` may not write all requested bytes
- Must loop until complete or error
3. **Functions Requiring errno Check**
- `strtoul`/`strtol` don't return error
- Must set `errno = 0` before, check after
- `atoi` has no error indication at all
4. **Incorrect Error Comparison**
- Function returns 1 on success, code checks `!= 0`
- Function returns -1 on error, code checks `!= 1`
- Wrong error code comparison
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Error handled in caller:** Error propagates up and is handled at a higher level
- **Intentional ignore:** Some return values legitimately don't need checking (e.g., `printf`)
- **Wrapper function handles it:** Low-level call wrapped in function that checks
- **Loop handles partial ops:** Outer loop already handles partial read/write
- **Best-effort operations:** Some operations are intentionally fire-and-forget
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all syscall and library function calls
2. Check if return value is captured
3. Verify error condition is checked correctly
4. Look for errno-requiring functions
5. Check for partial operation handling
**Search Patterns:**
```
=\s*read\s*\(|=\s*write\s*\(|=\s*recv\s*\(|=\s*send\s*\(
strtoul\s*\(|strtol\s*\(|strtod\s*\(|strtof\s*\(
atoi\s*\(|atol\s*\(|atof\s*\(
errno\s*=\s*0|if\s*\(.*errno
if\s*\(.*!=\s*0|if\s*\(.*==\s*-1
```
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---
name: flexible-array-finder
description: Detects flexible array member misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in flexible array vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Zero-length and one-element array issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `FLEX` (e.g., FLEX-001, FLEX-002)
**The Core Issue:**
Dynamic-size structs using `arr[0]` or `arr[1]` are error-prone and deprecated.
Use C99 flexible array members `arr[]` instead.
```c
// Problematic patterns
struct bad1 { int len; char data[0]; }; // GNU extension
struct bad2 { int len; char data[1]; }; // Pre-C99 hack
// Correct pattern
struct good { int len; char data[]; }; // C99 flexible array member
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Zero-Length Arrays**
```c
struct msg {
int length;
char data[0]; // Deprecated GNU extension
};
```
2. **One-Element Arrays (Struct Hack)**
```c
struct msg {
int length;
char data[1]; // Pre-C99 hack, sizeof wrong
};
malloc(sizeof(struct msg) + len); // Off by one!
```
3. **sizeof() Issues**
```c
// For data[1], sizeof(struct msg) includes 1 byte
// Allocation often wrong:
malloc(sizeof(struct msg) + data_len); // Allocates 1 extra byte
// Should be:
malloc(offsetof(struct msg, data) + data_len);
```
4. **Array Bounds Checking**
- Static analyzers confused by [0] or [1]
- FORTIFY_SOURCE may not work correctly
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **C99 flexible array used:** `data[]` is the correct modern syntax
- **offsetof() used correctly:** Code properly accounts for array size with offsetof()
- **Intentional padding:** Some structs use [1] for alignment, not flexible array
- **Legacy code with correct sizeof:** Old code that correctly uses offsetof-based calculation
- **Fixed-size struct:** Array is actually intended to be exactly size 0 or 1
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find struct definitions with [0] or [1] arrays
2. Check allocation size calculations
3. Look for sizeof() misuse
4. Verify bounds checking is possible
**Search Patterns:**
```
\[\s*0\s*\]\s*;|\[\s*1\s*\]\s*;
struct\s+\w+\s*\{[^}]*\[\s*[01]\s*\]
sizeof\s*\(.*\)\s*\+|offsetof\s*\(
flexible|FAM\b
```
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---
name: half-closed-socket-finder
description: Finds half-closed socket handling issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in half-closed socket vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Half-closed socket handling issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `HALFCLOSE` (e.g., HALFCLOSE-001, HALFCLOSE-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR)` or `shutdown(sock, SHUT_RD)` creates a half-closed socket.
This can be exploitable when:
- Remote endpoint has a bug triggered only after "connection closed"
- Data still needs to be read/written via the half-closed socket
```c
shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR); // No more writes, but can still read
// Application may not handle this state correctly
// Attacker can exploit vulnerability window
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Use After Partial Shutdown**
```c
shutdown(sock, SHUT_RD);
// Later...
read(sock, buf, len); // May return unexpected results
```
2. **Incomplete Shutdown Sequence**
```c
shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR); // Send EOF to remote
// Should still drain incoming data
// But code might not handle remaining reads
```
3. **Race Window After Shutdown**
```c
shutdown(sock, SHUT_WR);
// Attacker sends data in this window
// Vulnerability in post-shutdown read handling
```
4. **State Machine Confusion**
- Code expects fully closed connection
- Half-closed state not handled
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Intentional half-close:** Protocol requires half-close for proper shutdown sequence
- **Data drained after shutdown:** Code properly reads remaining data before close
- **No further operations:** Socket is closed immediately after shutdown
- **Well-tested protocol implementation:** Standard protocol implementations handle this
- **UDP sockets:** Half-close semantics don't apply to UDP
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all shutdown() calls
2. Check what operations follow shutdown
3. Look for state machine handling of partial close
4. Verify data drainage after SHUT_WR
**Search Patterns:**
```
shutdown\s*\(.*SHUT_WR|shutdown\s*\(.*SHUT_RD|shutdown\s*\(.*SHUT_RDWR
shutdown\s*\(.*[12]\) # SHUT_RD=0, SHUT_WR=1, SHUT_RDWR=2
close\s*\(.*sock|closesocket\s*\(
```
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---
name: inet-aton-finder
description: Detects inet_aton/inet_addr misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in inet_aton validation vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** inet_aton validation bypass. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `INETATON` (e.g., INETATON-001, INETATON-002)
**The Core Issue:**
With glibc, `inet_aton` returns success if the string STARTS WITH a valid IP address, not if it IS a valid IP address.
```c
inet_aton("1.1.1.1 malicious payload", &addr); // Returns 1 (success)!
inet_aton("192.168.1.1; rm -rf /", &addr); // Returns 1!
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Using inet_aton for Validation**
```c
if (inet_aton(user_input, &addr)) {
// Assuming user_input is a valid IP address
// But it could be "1.1.1.1 anything"
}
```
2. **Security Decision Based on inet_aton**
```c
if (inet_aton(host, &addr)) {
allow_connection(host); // host may contain extra data
}
```
3. **Passing Original String After Validation**
```c
if (inet_aton(input, &addr)) {
log("Connecting to %s", input); // Logs "1.1.1.1 malicious"
connect_to_ip(inet_ntoa(addr)); // This part is fine
}
```
**Correct Approaches:**
- Use `inet_pton` (stricter parsing)
- Validate entire string is consumed
- Use the binary result, not original string
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Only binary result used:** If code only uses the binary addr, not original string
- **inet_pton used:** This function is stricter and doesn't have this issue
- **Additional validation:** Code validates entire string after inet_aton
- **Trusted input:** IP string comes from trusted source, not user input
- **Output only uses inet_ntoa:** Converting back to string uses clean binary
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all inet_aton calls
2. Check how return value is used
3. Look for security decisions based on result
4. Check if original string is used after validation
**Search Patterns:**
```
inet_aton\s*\(
inet_addr\s*\( # Also has issues but different
inet_pton\s*\( # This is the safer one
if\s*\(\s*inet_aton
```
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---
name: memcpy-size-finder
description: Identifies memcpy size calculation errors
---
You are a security auditor specializing in memcpy/memmove negative size vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Negative size arguments to memory functions. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `MEMCPYSZ` (e.g., MEMCPYSZ-001, MEMCPYSZ-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`memcpy(dst, src, n)` takes `size_t n`. If a negative `int` is passed, it becomes a huge `size_t`.
```c
int len = user_input - offset; // Could be negative
memcpy(dst, src, len); // Negative becomes huge size_t!
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Signed Arithmetic Result as Size**
```c
int remaining = total - used; // Could go negative
memcpy(buf, data, remaining);
```
2. **Unchecked Subtraction**
```c
size_t len = end - start; // If end < start, wraps around
memcpy(dst, src, len);
```
3. **Cast from Signed**
```c
ssize_t n = read(fd, buf, size);
memcpy(dst, buf, n); // If n = -1, disaster
```
4. **Compiler Optimization Exploitation**
- Depending on glibc version and CPU features
- Optimizations may make this exploitable
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Bounds checked:** Code checks `if (remaining < 0)` or `if (end < start)` before memcpy
- **Unsigned throughout:** All variables in calculation are unsigned and can't wrap negative
- **Known positive:** Size comes from trusted source guaranteed to be positive
- **Error checked first:** Code checks return value before using it as size
- **Assert/precondition:** Debug assertions verify size is non-negative
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all memcpy/memmove/memset calls
2. Trace the size argument
3. Check if it comes from signed arithmetic
4. Verify bounds checking before call
5. Look for subtraction without underflow check
**Search Patterns:**
```
memcpy\s*\(|memmove\s*\(|memset\s*\(
\w+\s*-\s*\w+.*\)$|sizeof.*-
ssize_t|int\s+\w+\s*=.*-
```
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
---
name: negative-retval-finder
description: Detects negative return value mishandling
---
You are a security auditor specializing in negative return value vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Negative return value handling. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `NEGRET` (e.g., NEGRET-001, NEGRET-002)
**Functions That Return Negative on Error:**
- `read`, `write`, `recv`, `send` - return -1 on error
- `snprintf`, `sprintf` - return negative on error
- `open`, `socket`, `accept` - return -1 on error
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Negative Used as Size**
```c
ssize_t n = read(fd, buf, len);
memcpy(dst, buf, n); // If n = -1, this is huge!
```
2. **Negative Used as Index**
```c
int idx = find_index(...);
array[idx] = value; // If idx = -1, underflow!
```
3. **Negative Cast to Unsigned**
```c
size_t len = read(fd, buf, size); // -1 becomes SIZE_MAX
```
4. **Comparison After Assignment**
```c
size_t n = read(...); // Implicit conversion
if (n == -1) {} // Never true! SIZE_MAX != -1
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Error checked before use:** Code checks `if (n < 0)` or `if (n == -1)` before using value
- **Signed variable keeps signedness:** `ssize_t n = read(...)` preserves error detection
- **Wrapper handles errors:** Error checking done in wrapper function
- **Intentional sentinel:** -1 used intentionally as "not found" with proper handling
- **Immediately returned:** Error value passed up to caller who handles it
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find functions returning signed values used as sizes
2. Check if return is checked before use as size/index
3. Look for implicit unsigned conversion
4. Verify error handling before size usage
**Search Patterns:**
```
=\s*read\s*\(|=\s*write\s*\(|=\s*recv\s*\(|=\s*send\s*\(
size_t.*=.*read|size_t.*=.*write
memcpy.*,\s*\w+\)|memset.*,\s*\w+\)
\[\s*\w+\s*\].*=
```
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
---
name: null-zero-finder
description: Finds NULL vs zero confusion
---
You are a security auditor specializing in NULL vs 0 usage vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Zero used where NULL should be. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `NULLZERO` (e.g., NULLZERO-001, NULLZERO-002)
**The Core Issue:**
While `0` and `NULL` are often equivalent, using `0` in pointer contexts can cause issues:
- In variadic functions, `0` may not have pointer type
- On platforms where null pointer isn't all-bits-zero
- Code clarity and intent
```c
// Problematic
execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd, 0); // 0 might not be null pointer
// Correct
execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd, (char *)NULL);
// Or in C++:
execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", cmd, nullptr);
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Variadic Function Terminator**
```c
execl(path, arg0, arg1, 0); // Should be (char *)NULL
execlp(file, arg0, 0); // Should be (char *)NULL
```
2. **Pointer Assignment**
```c
char *ptr = 0; // Works but unclear, use NULL
```
3. **Pointer Comparison**
```c
if (ptr == 0) // Works but unclear, use NULL
```
4. **Function Pointer**
```c
void (*fp)(void) = 0; // Should be NULL
```
**Where It Actually Matters:**
- Variadic functions (exec family, etc.) - compiler doesn't know to convert 0 to pointer
- Some embedded platforms where NULL isn't 0
- Code clarity and static analysis
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Non-variadic context:** In regular function calls, compiler converts 0 to null pointer
- **C++ nullptr used:** Modern C++ code using nullptr is correct
- **Explicit cast present:** `(char *)0` is equivalent to `(char *)NULL`
- **Integer context:** 0 used in integer context (not pointer)
- **Style preference:** Some codebases consistently use 0 for null with understanding
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find exec family calls with 0 terminator
2. Look for 0 in pointer contexts
3. Check variadic function calls
4. Consider platform and compiler
**Search Patterns:**
```
exec[lv]p?\s*\([^)]*,\s*0\s*\)
,\s*0\s*\)\s*; # 0 as last argument
\*\s*\w+\s*=\s*0\s*; # Pointer = 0
==\s*0\s*[^0-9]|!=\s*0\s*[^0-9] # Comparison to 0
```
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
---
name: oob-comparison-finder
description: Detects out-of-bounds comparison bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in out-of-bounds comparison vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Out-of-bounds reads in comparison functions. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `OOBCMP` (e.g., OOBCMP-001, OOBCMP-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **std::equal with Unequal Lengths**
- Three-iterator form: `std::equal(a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin())`
- Reads from b even if b is shorter
- Use four-iterator form or check sizes first
2. **memcmp Size Errors**
- Size larger than smaller buffer
- Size from wrong buffer
- Unchecked size parameter
3. **strncmp Issues**
- Size larger than shorter string
- Comparing with size from wrong source
- Not checking string length first
4. **bcmp Issues**
- Same problems as memcmp
- Deprecated but still used
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Sizes validated first:** Code checks buffer sizes before comparison
- **Equal-sized buffers:** Both buffers are known to be at least comparison size
- **Four-iterator std::equal:** `std::equal(a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin(), b.end())` is safe
- **Compile-time known sizes:** Buffers are fixed-size arrays with known dimensions
- **Size comes from smaller buffer:** Comparison size derived from minimum of both sizes
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all comparison function calls
2. Trace size parameter to its source
3. Verify size doesn't exceed buffer bounds
4. Check if buffer sizes are validated before comparison
**Search Patterns:**
```
std::equal\s*\(|memcmp\s*\(|strncmp\s*\(|bcmp\s*\(
wcsncmp\s*\(|wmemcmp\s*\(
\.begin\(\).*\.begin\(\)(?!.*\.end\(\).*\.end\(\))
```
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
---
name: open-issues-finder
description: Identifies file open vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in file operation security in POSIX systems (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** File operation security issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `FILEOP` (e.g., FILEOP-001, FILEOP-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **access() + open() TOCTOU**
- `access(path, ...)` then `open(path, ...)`
- Symlink race between check and open
- Use `faccessat` with proper flags or just open and check
2. **rename() Race Conditions**
- Attacker control over destination
- Race between check and rename
- Use `renameat2` with `RENAME_NOREPLACE`
3. **O_NOFOLLOW Issues**
- `O_NOFOLLOW` still follows directory symlinks
- Use `O_NOFOLLOW_ANY` (Linux 5.1+) or `openat2`
- Or resolve path component by component
4. **Missing O_CLOEXEC**
- File descriptors leak to child processes
- Security-sensitive FDs inherited
- Always use `O_CLOEXEC` or `fcntl(F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC)`
5. **Unsafe Path Operations**
- Using `realpath` without `O_NOFOLLOW`
- Trusting resolved paths
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Fully controlled paths:** File path is hardcoded or derived from trusted sources
- **Non-writable directories:** Directory is not writable by attacker (e.g., /etc on non-root)
- **openat used correctly:** Modern openat() with proper directory FD and flags
- **Single-user context:** No privilege difference, attacker gains nothing
- **O_CLOEXEC set elsewhere:** fcntl() called to set FD_CLOEXEC immediately after open
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all file open/access operations
2. Look for check-then-open patterns
3. Verify `O_CLOEXEC` usage
4. Check symlink handling with `O_NOFOLLOW`
5. Analyze rename operations for races
**Search Patterns:**
```
access\s*\(|faccessat\s*\(
open\s*\(|openat\s*\(|fopen\s*\(
rename\s*\(|renameat\s*\(
O_NOFOLLOW|O_CLOEXEC|O_DIRECTORY
realpath\s*\(|readlink\s*\(
```
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
---
name: overlapping-buffers-finder
description: Detects overlapping buffer bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in overlapping buffer issues in POSIX systems (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Overlapping buffer undefined behavior. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `OVERLAP` (e.g., OVERLAP-001, OVERLAP-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Same Buffer as Input and Output**
- `snprintf(buf, size, "%s...", buf)` - UB
- `sprintf(buf, "%s...", buf)` - UB
- `vsprintf` with overlapping args
2. **memcpy with Overlap**
- `memcpy(dst, src, n)` where src+n > dst
- Must use `memmove` for overlapping regions
3. **String Operations with Overlap**
- `strcat(s, s+n)` - may overlap
- `strcpy` with overlapping regions
4. **Source + Offset Overlap**
- `memcpy(buf+10, buf, 20)` - overlaps
- Offset doesn't prevent overlap
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **memmove used:** memmove is designed for overlapping regions
- **Different buffers:** Pointers proven to point to different allocations
- **Non-overlapping regions:** Even within same buffer, regions may not overlap
- **Intermediate copy:** Data copied to temporary buffer first
- **String doesn't self-reference:** snprintf format doesn't use the destination buffer
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all memory copy operations
2. Analyze source and destination pointers
3. Check if they can point to overlapping regions
4. Look for same-buffer printf patterns
**Search Patterns:**
```
snprintf\s*\([^,]+,\s*[^,]+,\s*[^,]*%s[^,]*,\s*\1
sprintf\s*\([^,]+,\s*[^,]*%s[^,]*,\s*\1
memcpy\s*\(|strcpy\s*\(|strncpy\s*\(
memmove\s*\( # This is the safe one
```
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
---
name: printf-attr-finder
description: Finds missing printf format attributes
---
You are a security auditor specializing in printf format attribute vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Missing format attribute on printf-like functions. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `PRINTFATTR` (e.g., PRINTFATTR-001, PRINTFATTR-002)
**The Core Issue:**
Custom printf-like functions should have `__attribute__((format(printf, ...)))` so the compiler can check format strings against arguments.
```c
// Dangerous - compiler can't check format strings
void log_error(const char *fmt, ...) {
// Forwards to vfprintf
}
log_error("%s %d", ptr); // Type mismatch not caught!
// Safe - compiler checks format strings
__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
void log_error(const char *fmt, ...) {
// Forwards to vfprintf
}
log_error("%s %d", ptr); // Compiler warning!
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Wrapper Functions Without Attribute**
```c
void debug_print(const char *fmt, ...) {
va_list args;
va_start(args, fmt);
vprintf(fmt, args);
va_end(args);
}
```
2. **Logging Functions Without Attribute**
```c
void log_message(int level, const char *fmt, ...) {
// Uses vfprintf or similar
}
```
3. **Error Handling Functions**
```c
void die(const char *fmt, ...) {
// Prints error and exits
}
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Attribute already present:** Function already has `__attribute__((format(printf, ...)))`
- **Not a printf wrapper:** Function doesn't forward to printf family
- **Macro wrapper:** Format checking done through macro that expands to attributed function
- **Fixed format:** Function takes fixed format, not user-supplied
- **Type-safe wrapper:** C++ variadic template that's type-safe
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find variadic functions with format string parameter
2. Check if they forward to printf family
3. Verify __attribute__((format)) is present
4. Note the correct argument positions
**Search Patterns:**
```
\.\.\.\s*\)|va_list|va_start|va_end
vprintf|vfprintf|vsprintf|vsnprintf|vsyslog
__attribute__.*format.*printf
void\s+\w+\s*\([^)]*const\s+char\s*\*[^)]*\.\.\.\s*\)
```
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
---
name: privilege-drop-finder
description: Detects privilege dropping mistakes
---
You are a security auditor specializing in privilege management in POSIX systems (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Privilege dropping issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `PRIVDROP` (e.g., PRIVDROP-001, PRIVDROP-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Unchecked Return Values**
- `setuid(uid)` return not checked
- `setgid(gid)` return not checked
- Can fail silently, leaving privileges
2. **Incomplete Privilege Drop**
- `seteuid(X)` followed by `setuid(X)` may not drop permanently
- Saved-set-user-ID not cleared
- Use `setresuid(uid, uid, uid)` for complete drop
3. **Wrong Order**
- User privileges dropped before group
- Once user privileges dropped, can't change group
- Drop group privileges first, then user
4. **Missing Verification**
- Privileges not verified after dropping
- Should call `getuid()/geteuid()` to confirm
- Check `getgroups()` for supplementary groups
5. **Inherited Resources**
- File descriptors preserved across exec
- ioperm permissions preserved
- Capabilities inheritance complexity
6. **vfork Caveats**
- Different privileges in same address space
- Child can corrupt parent state
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Return values checked:** Code checks return value and handles failure
- **setresuid used:** Using setresuid(uid, uid, uid) for complete drop
- **Correct order:** Group dropped before user
- **Verification present:** Code verifies privileges after dropping
- **Non-privileged program:** Program doesn't run with elevated privileges
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all privilege-changing calls
2. Verify return values are checked
3. Check order of group vs user drop
4. Look for verification after drop
5. Analyze exec calls for inherited resources
**Search Patterns:**
```
setuid\s*\(|setgid\s*\(|seteuid\s*\(|setegid\s*\(
setresuid\s*\(|setresgid\s*\(|setgroups\s*\(
getuid\s*\(|geteuid\s*\(|getgid\s*\(|getegid\s*\(
initgroups\s*\(|setgroups\s*\(
cap_set_proc|prctl\s*\(.*CAP
```
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
---
name: qsort-finder
description: Identifies qsort comparison function bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in qsort comparator vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Non-transitive qsort comparator bugs. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `QSORT` (e.g., QSORT-001, QSORT-002)
**The Core Issue:**
glibc's `qsort` with a non-transitive comparison function can cause out-of-bounds access.
This is a real vulnerability class (see Qualys advisory 2024).
**Non-Transitive Comparator:**
A comparator is non-transitive if: `a < b` and `b < c` doesn't imply `a < c`
```c
int bad_compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
// Compares only first byte, ignoring rest
return *(char*)a - *(char*)b;
}
// If structures differ only in later bytes, ordering is unstable
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Partial Key Comparison**
- Only comparing part of the structure
- Inconsistent comparison logic
2. **Floating Point Comparison**
- NaN breaks transitivity
- `a - b` doesn't handle special values
3. **Integer Overflow in Comparison**
```c
int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
return *(int*)a - *(int*)b; // Can overflow!
}
```
4. **Multiple Sort Keys Without Proper Chaining**
- First key doesn't distinguish, second key not checked
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Three-way comparison used:** `(x > y) - (x < y)` pattern is safe
- **Full structure comparison:** All relevant fields are compared
- **Small value range:** Values can't cause overflow (e.g., chars, booleans)
- **NaN explicitly handled:** Floating point comparator handles NaN case
- **Stable sort with unique keys:** Primary key is unique, no transitivity issue
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all qsort/qsort_r calls
2. Locate the comparison function
3. Analyze for transitivity
4. Check for integer overflow in comparison
5. Look for partial comparisons
**Search Patterns:**
```
qsort\s*\(|qsort_r\s*\(
bsearch\s*\(
int\s+\w+\s*\(.*const\s+void\s*\*.*const\s+void\s*\*
return.*-\s*\*.*\(int\s*\*\)
```
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
---
name: scanf-uninit-finder
description: Detects scanf uninitialized variable issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in scanf uninitialized data vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** scanf leaving data uninitialized. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SCANFUNINIT` (e.g., SCANFUNINIT-001, SCANFUNINIT-002)
**The Core Issue:**
```c
int x; // Uninitialized
scanf("%d", &x);
// If input is "-" or "+", scanf fails but x unchanged
// x contains stack garbage
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Uninitialized Variable + scanf**
- Variable declared without initialization
- scanf may fail to assign value
- Uninitialized value used later
2. **Invalid Input Leaves Unchanged**
- Input like "-", "+", or letters for %d
- scanf returns 0 (no conversions)
- Variable retains garbage
3. **Return Value Not Checked**
- scanf return indicates successful conversions
- Not checking means not knowing if variable was set
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Variable initialized:** Variable has initial value before scanf
- **Return value checked:** Code checks `if (scanf(...) != 1)` before using value
- **Controlled input:** Input comes from trusted source (not user input)
- **Immediate reinit on failure:** Variable is reinitialized if scanf fails
- **Non-security context:** Garbage value doesn't affect security-relevant code
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all scanf/sscanf/fscanf calls
2. Check if target variables are initialized
3. Verify return value is checked
4. Look for use of variable after scanf
**Search Patterns:**
```
scanf\s*\(|sscanf\s*\(|fscanf\s*\(
int\s+\w+\s*;|long\s+\w+\s*;|unsigned\s+\w+\s*;
%d|%ld|%u|%lu|%x|%f
if\s*\(\s*scanf|if\s*\(\s*sscanf
```
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
---
name: signal-handler-finder
description: Finds async-signal-unsafe function calls
---
You are a security auditor specializing in signal handler safety in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Signal handler safety issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SIGNAL` (e.g., SIGNAL-001, SIGNAL-002)
**Async-Signal-Unsafe Operations:**
1. **Memory Allocation**
- `malloc`, `free`, `realloc`, `calloc`
- `new`, `delete`
2. **Standard I/O**
- `printf`, `fprintf`, `sprintf`
- `fopen`, `fclose`, `fread`, `fwrite`
3. **Other Unsafe Functions**
- `strtok`, `strerror`
- `getpwnam`, `getgrnam`
- `localtime`, `gmtime`
4. **errno Modification**
- Any function that sets errno
- errno not saved/restored in handler
**Safe Functions (async-signal-safe):**
- `write`, `read` (raw syscalls)
- `_exit`, `abort`
- `signal`, `sigaction` (careful)
- `open`, `close` (file descriptors)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Handler only sets flag:** Handler just sets `volatile sig_atomic_t` flag
- **Self-pipe trick:** Handler writes to pipe, processing done elsewhere
- **signalfd used:** Using signalfd for synchronous signal handling
- **Signals blocked:** Unsafe code runs with signals blocked
- **errno saved/restored:** Handler properly saves and restores errno
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all signal handler registrations
2. Identify the handler functions
3. Check handler body for unsafe calls
4. Verify errno is saved/restored
5. Check for non-local jumps from handler
**Search Patterns:**
```
signal\s*\(|sigaction\s*\(|sighandler_t
SIG[A-Z]+\s*,|SIGINT|SIGTERM|SIGHUP|SIGUSR
malloc\s*\(|free\s*\(|printf\s*\(|fprintf\s*\(
errno\s*=|errno\s*$
```
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
---
name: snprintf-retval-finder
description: Detects snprintf return value misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in snprintf return value vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** snprintf return value misuse. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SNPRINTF` (e.g., SNPRINTF-001, SNPRINTF-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`snprintf` returns the number of characters that WOULD have been written if enough space, NOT the actual bytes written.
```c
char buf[10];
int n = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Hello, %s!", name);
// If name is long, n > 10 but buf only has 10 bytes
// Using n as "bytes written" is wrong!
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Using Return Value as Bytes Written**
```c
int n = snprintf(buf, size, fmt, ...);
buf[n] = '\0'; // May be out of bounds!
```
2. **Incrementing Pointer by Return Value**
```c
ptr += snprintf(ptr, remaining, ...);
// ptr may go past buffer end
```
3. **Not Checking for Truncation**
```c
int n = snprintf(buf, size, ...);
// n >= size means truncation occurred
// Ignoring this may cause issues
```
4. **Calculating Remaining Space Wrong**
```c
int n = snprintf(buf, size, ...);
remaining = size - n; // May go negative!
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Return value clamped:** Code uses `min(n, size-1)` before using return value
- **Truncation checked:** Code checks `if (n >= size)` before using value
- **Return value discarded:** Return value not used at all (truncation acceptable)
- **Intermediate variable recalculated:** Code recalculates actual written bytes
- **Buffer resize loop:** Code is in a loop that grows buffer on truncation
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all snprintf/vsnprintf calls
2. Check how return value is used
3. Look for pointer arithmetic with return value
4. Verify truncation is detected
**Search Patterns:**
```
snprintf\s*\(|vsnprintf\s*\(
=\s*snprintf|=\s*vsnprintf
\+=\s*snprintf|\-=.*snprintf
```
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
---
name: socket-disconnect-finder
description: Identifies socket disconnect handling issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in socket disconnect vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** connect(AF_UNSPEC) socket disconnect issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SOCKDISCON` (e.g., SOCKDISCON-001, SOCKDISCON-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`connect(sock, AF_UNSPEC)` can disconnect an already-connected TCP socket.
The socket can then be reconnected to a different address.
```c
// sock is connected to legitimate server
struct sockaddr sa = { .sa_family = AF_UNSPEC };
connect(sock, &sa, sizeof(sa)); // Disconnects!
// sock can now be reconnected to attacker server
```
This has been used for nsjail escapes and other sandbox bypasses.
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Attacker Control Over connect() Arguments**
```c
connect(sock, user_provided_addr, len);
// If user can set sa_family = AF_UNSPEC, they can disconnect
```
2. **Socket Reuse After Error**
```c
if (connect(sock, addr1, len) < 0) {
// Error path - socket might be disconnected
connect(sock, addr2, len); // Reconnecting
}
```
3. **UDP Socket Address Override**
- UDP sockets can have default destination changed
- AF_UNSPEC removes the default destination
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Address family validated:** Code checks `addr->sa_family` before passing to connect
- **Trusted address source:** Address structure comes from trusted internal source, not user input
- **Sandbox already restricts connect:** Seccomp or other sandbox limits connect syscall
- **Socket not reused:** Socket is closed and recreated rather than reconnected
- **Intentional disconnect:** Code deliberately uses AF_UNSPEC to reset socket state
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all connect() calls
2. Check if address family is attacker-controlled
3. Look for socket reuse patterns
4. Check if address validation exists
**Search Patterns:**
```
connect\s*\(
AF_UNSPEC
sockaddr.*sa_family
bind\s*\(|listen\s*\(|accept\s*\(
```
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
---
name: spinlock-init-finder
description: Detects spinlock initialization bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in spinlock initialization vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Uninitialized spinlock usage. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `SPINLOCK` (e.g., SPINLOCK-001, SPINLOCK-002)
**The Core Issue:**
Using `pthread_spin_trylock` (or any spinlock operation) on an uninitialized spinlock is undefined behavior and can cause deadlock or corruption.
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Missing pthread_spin_init**
```c
pthread_spinlock_t lock; // Declared but not initialized
pthread_spin_lock(&lock); // UB!
```
2. **Conditional Initialization**
```c
if (condition) {
pthread_spin_init(&lock, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
}
pthread_spin_lock(&lock); // May not be initialized
```
3. **Use Before Init in Constructor Order**
- Static spinlock used before static init runs
- Similar to static initialization order fiasco
4. **Error Path Skips Init**
```c
if (pthread_spin_init(&lock, 0) != 0) {
// Error but continues
}
pthread_spin_lock(&lock); // May not be initialized
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Static zero initialization:** Static/global spinlocks are zero-initialized (may be valid on some platforms)
- **Init verified before use:** Code checks return value of pthread_spin_init and handles failure
- **Init in constructor:** C++ class initializes spinlock in constructor, use in methods
- **PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER:** Static initializer macro used (if available)
- **Wrapper function initializes:** Spinlock is initialized in a wrapper/factory function
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all spinlock variable declarations
2. Trace to initialization with pthread_spin_init
3. Check all paths to spinlock operations
4. Verify init happens before any use
**Search Patterns:**
```
pthread_spinlock_t\s+\w+
pthread_spin_init\s*\(|pthread_spin_destroy\s*\(
pthread_spin_lock\s*\(|pthread_spin_unlock\s*\(
pthread_spin_trylock\s*\(
```
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---
name: strlen-strcpy-finder
description: Finds strlen/strcpy interaction bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in strlen/strcpy combination bugs in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** strlen/strcpy null byte miscounting. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `STRLENCPY` (e.g., STRLENCPY-001, STRLENCPY-002)
**The Core Issue:**
- `strlen()` returns length WITHOUT null terminator
- `strcpy()` copies INCLUDING null terminator
- Allocating `strlen(s)` bytes, then `strcpy` overflows by 1
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **malloc(strlen(s)) + strcpy**
```c
char *copy = malloc(strlen(s)); // Missing +1
strcpy(copy, s); // Overflow!
```
2. **Array Size = strlen**
```c
char buf[strlen(s)]; // VLA missing +1
strcpy(buf, s); // Overflow!
```
3. **memcpy with strlen**
```c
memcpy(dst, src, strlen(src)); // Doesn't copy null
// dst now not null-terminated
```
4. **Size Calculations**
```c
size_t len = strlen(s);
// ... later ...
memcpy(dst, s, len); // Forgot +1
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **+1 added later:** Code adds +1 between strlen and allocation
- **strdup used:** Using strdup() which handles the +1 internally
- **Manual null termination:** Code manually adds null after memcpy
- **Fixed buffer with bounds check:** Buffer is larger than max possible string
- **Binary data, not string:** memcpy without +1 is correct for non-string data
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all strlen() calls
2. Trace how the length is used
3. Check if +1 is added for allocation
4. Verify null terminator is copied or added
**Search Patterns:**
```
malloc\s*\(\s*strlen\s*\(
strlen\s*\([^)]+\)\s*[^+] # strlen not followed by +
memcpy.*strlen|memmove.*strlen
char\s+\w+\s*\[\s*strlen
```
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---
name: strncat-misuse-finder
description: Detects strncat size calculation errors
---
You are a security auditor specializing in strncat misuse vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** strncat size argument misuse. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `STRNCAT` (e.g., STRNCAT-001, STRNCAT-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`strncat(dst, src, n)` - `n` is the max chars from SOURCE, NOT destination buffer size!
```c
char buf[100];
strcpy(buf, prefix);
strncat(buf, user_input, sizeof(buf)); // WRONG!
// n should be: sizeof(buf) - strlen(buf) - 1
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **sizeof(dest) as Size**
```c
strncat(buf, src, sizeof(buf)); // Wrong!
// Should be: sizeof(buf) - strlen(buf) - 1
```
2. **Fixed Size Without Accounting for Existing Content**
```c
strncat(buf, src, 100); // Doesn't account for prefix
```
3. **Destination Length Not Subtracted**
```c
size_t remaining = sizeof(buf) - 1; // Forgot strlen(buf)
strncat(buf, src, remaining);
```
**Correct Usage:**
```c
strncat(buf, src, sizeof(buf) - strlen(buf) - 1);
// Or better: use strlcat if available
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Correct calculation:** Code uses `sizeof(buf) - strlen(buf) - 1`
- **Empty destination:** Destination is known empty (strlen=0), so sizeof-1 is correct
- **strlcat used:** Using strlcat which takes total buffer size
- **Source is bounded:** Source string is known to be shorter than remaining space
- **Buffer oversized:** Buffer is deliberately oversized to accommodate worst case
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all strncat calls
2. Analyze the size argument
3. Check if it accounts for existing content
4. Look for sizeof(dest) pattern
**Search Patterns:**
```
strncat\s*\(\s*\w+\s*,\s*\w+\s*,\s*sizeof\s*\(
strncat\s*\(
wcsncat\s*\(
```
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---
name: strncpy-termination-finder
description: Identifies strncpy null termination issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in strncpy null termination vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** strncpy null termination issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `STRNCPY` (e.g., STRNCPY-001, STRNCPY-002)
**The Core Issue:**
`strncpy(dst, src, n)` does NOT null-terminate if `strlen(src) >= n`
```c
char buf[10];
strncpy(buf, user_input, sizeof(buf));
printf("%s", buf); // May read past buf if input >= 10 chars!
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **No Manual Null Termination**
```c
strncpy(buf, src, sizeof(buf));
// Missing: buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = '\0';
use_string(buf); // May not be terminated!
```
2. **Null Termination in Wrong Place**
```c
strncpy(buf, src, n);
buf[n] = '\0'; // Off by one! Should be buf[n-1]
```
3. **Conditional Termination Missing**
```c
strncpy(buf, src, sizeof(buf));
if (strlen(src) < sizeof(buf)) // Only terminates if short
// ... but what if longer?
```
**Correct Usage:**
```c
strncpy(buf, src, sizeof(buf) - 1);
buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
// Or better: use strlcpy if available
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Manual null termination present:** Code sets `buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = '\0'` after strncpy
- **strlcpy used:** Using strlcpy which always null-terminates
- **Size includes room for null:** strncpy(buf, src, sizeof(buf)-1) leaves room
- **Destination pre-zeroed:** Buffer is memset to 0 before strncpy
- **Fixed-width field:** Buffer used for fixed-width records, not as C string
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all strncpy calls
2. Check for manual null termination after
3. Verify termination covers all cases
4. Look for string use after strncpy
**Search Patterns:**
```
strncpy\s*\(
wcsncpy\s*\(
\[\s*sizeof.*-\s*1\s*\]\s*=\s*['"\\]0|=\s*'\0'
```
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---
name: thread-safety-finder
description: Detects thread safety and concurrency bugs
---
You are a security auditor specializing in thread safety vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Non-thread-safe function usage. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `THREAD` (e.g., THREAD-001, THREAD-002)
**Non-Thread-Safe Functions:**
1. **Network Functions**
- `gethostbyname` - Returns static struct
- `gethostbyaddr` - Returns static struct
- `inet_ntoa` - Returns static buffer
2. **String Functions**
- `strtok` - Uses static state
- `strerror` - May use static buffer
3. **Time Functions**
- `localtime` - Returns static struct
- `gmtime` - Returns static struct
- `ctime` - Returns static buffer
- `asctime` - Returns static buffer
4. **User/Group Functions**
- `getpwnam` / `getpwuid` - Return static struct
- `getgrnam` / `getgrgid` - Return static struct
5. **Other Dangerous Functions**
- `readdir` - Returns static struct
- `getenv` / `setenv` - Not thread-safe (glibc improved recently)
**Thread-Safe Alternatives:**
- `gethostbyname_r`, `inet_ntop`, `strtok_r`
- `localtime_r`, `gmtime_r`, `ctime_r`, `asctime_r`
- `getpwnam_r`, `getpwuid_r`, `getgrnam_r`, `getgrgid_r`
- `readdir_r` (deprecated but thread-safe)
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Single-threaded code:** Program doesn't use pthreads, std::thread, or fork
- **Result used immediately:** Static result is copied/used before any yield point
- **Thread-local storage:** Function result stored in thread-local variable
- **Mutex protected:** Call is protected by mutex that serializes access
- **_r variant used:** Code actually uses the thread-safe _r variant
**Analysis Process:**
1. Determine if program is multi-threaded (pthread, std::thread)
2. Find usage of non-thread-safe functions
3. Check if results are used across thread boundary
4. Verify if _r variants or alternatives exist
**Search Patterns:**
```
pthread_create|std::thread|fork\s*\(\s*\)
gethostbyname\s*\(|inet_ntoa\s*\(|strtok\s*\((?!_r)
localtime\s*\((?!_r)|gmtime\s*\((?!_r)|ctime\s*\((?!_r)
getpwnam\s*\((?!_r)|getpwuid\s*\((?!_r)
getenv\s*\(|setenv\s*\(
```
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---
name: unsafe-stdlib-finder
description: Finds unsafe stdlib function usage
---
You are a security auditor specializing in unsafe stdlib function usage in POSIX systems (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** Unsafe stdlib functions. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `UNSAFESTD` (e.g., UNSAFESTD-001, UNSAFESTD-002)
**Unsafe Functions:**
1. **No Bounds Checking**
- `sprintf` → use `snprintf`
- `vsprintf` → use `vsnprintf`
- `strcpy` → use `strncpy` or `strlcpy`
- `stpcpy` → use `stpncpy`
- `strcat` → use `strncat` or `strlcat`
- `gets` → REMOVED in C11, use `fgets`
- `scanf("%s")` → use width specifier `%Ns`
2. **Race Conditions**
- `tmpnam` → use `mkstemp`
- `tempnam` → use `mkstemp`
- `mktemp` → use `mkstemp`
3. **Complex Memory Management**
- `alloca` → stack overflow risk, use malloc
- `putenv` → complex ownership, use setenv
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Bounded input:** sprintf with format string that limits output size
- **Fixed-size literal:** strcpy from compile-time constant that fits
- **Wrapper macro:** Project defines safe macro that wraps the function
- **Intentionally unsafe test:** Test code deliberately using unsafe functions
- **Not libc version:** Function name shadowed by safe project-specific implementation
**Analysis Process:**
1. Search for all unsafe function calls
2. Verify it's actual usage, not documentation
3. Check if used with attacker-controlled input
4. Note the security context
**Search Patterns:**
```
\bsprintf\s*\(|\bvsprintf\s*\(
\bstrcpy\s*\(|\bstpcpy\s*\(|\bstrcat\s*\(
\bgets\s*\(
\bscanf\s*\([^,]*"%s"|\bscanf\s*\([^,]*"%\[^"]"
\btmpnam\s*\(|\btempnam\s*\(|\bmktemp\s*\(
\balloca\s*\(|\bputenv\s*\(
```
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---
name: va-start-end-finder
description: Detects va_start/va_end misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in variadic argument handling vulnerabilities in POSIX applications (Linux, macOS, BSD).
**Your Sole Focus:** va_start/va_end pairing issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `VAARG` (e.g., VAARG-001, VAARG-002)
**The Core Issue:**
Every `va_start()` must have a corresponding `va_end()` before the function returns.
Missing `va_end()` is undefined behavior and may corrupt stack on some platforms.
```c
void bad_func(const char *fmt, ...) {
va_list ap;
va_start(ap, fmt);
if (error) {
return; // Missing va_end!
}
vprintf(fmt, ap);
va_end(ap); // Only reached on success path
}
```
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Early Return Without va_end**
```c
va_start(ap, fmt);
if (check_fails) {
return; // va_end not called!
}
va_end(ap);
```
2. **Exception Path Missing va_end (C++)**
```c
va_start(ap, fmt);
may_throw(); // If throws, va_end skipped
va_end(ap);
```
3. **Multiple va_start Without Matching va_end**
```c
va_start(ap, fmt);
va_start(ap, fmt); // Second start without end
va_end(ap);
```
4. **va_copy Without va_end**
```c
va_copy(ap2, ap); // Creates new va_list
// Missing va_end(ap2)
```
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **va_end on all paths:** All return paths call va_end before returning
- **goto cleanup pattern:** Code uses goto to centralized cleanup that calls va_end
- **RAII wrapper (C++):** C++ code uses RAII class that calls va_end in destructor
- **noreturn function:** Early exit is via noreturn function (abort, _exit)
- **va_copy properly paired:** Both original and copied va_list have matching va_end
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all va_start and va_copy calls
2. Trace all paths from va_start to function exit
3. Verify va_end is called on all paths
4. Check for early returns and exception paths
**Search Patterns:**
```
va_start\s*\(|va_end\s*\(|va_copy\s*\(
va_list\s+\w+
return\s*;|return\s+\w+;
throw\s+|goto\s+
```
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# Shared Instructions
## LSP Usage for Deep Analysis
- `goToDefinition` - Find where types/macros are defined, trace through abstractions
- `findReferences` - Find ALL uses of a variable/function to check each for issues
- `incomingCalls` - Find all callers of a vulnerable function to assess reachability
- `outgoingCalls` - Trace what functions are called, where data flows
- `hover` - Get type info, sizes, signedness
## Output Format (TOON)
All findings are stored in task metadata using TOON format for token efficiency.
### Per-Finding TOON Structure
```toon
finding:
id: [PREFIX]-[NNN]
bug_class: [bug-class]
title: [Brief descriptive title]
location: file.c:123
function: function_name
confidence: High|Medium|Low
description: |
[Why this is a vulnerability - multi-line allowed]
code_snippet: |
[vulnerable code]
impact: [What an attacker could achieve]
data_flow:
source: [where data comes from]
sink: [where vulnerability manifests]
validation: [what checks exist or are missing]
recommendation: [How to fix]
```
### Storing in Task Metadata
When storing findings via TaskUpdate, use TOON array format:
```toon
findings[N]{id,bug_class,title,location,function,confidence}:
BOF-001,buffer-overflow,Stack overflow in parse_header,file.c:123,parse_header,High
[more rows...]
details[N]{id,description,code_snippet,impact,recommendation}:
BOF-001,"Unchecked strcpy...","char buf[64]; strcpy(buf, input);","RCE","Use strncpy"
[more rows...]
data_flows[N]{id,source,sink,validation}:
BOF-001,"network recv()","strcpy overflow","No length check"
[more rows...]
```
This split structure keeps the summary table scannable while preserving full details.
## Quality Standards
- Verify the issue actually exists (not theoretical)
- Trace data flow to confirm attacker influence
- Check for existing validation/mitigation
- Don't report if provably safe
- Include concrete code locations, not just patterns
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---
name: createprocess-finder
description: Identifies CreateProcess security issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in CreateProcess vulnerabilities in Windows applications.
**Your Sole Focus:** CreateProcess and process creation issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `CREATEPROC` (e.g., CREATEPROC-001, CREATEPROC-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Unquoted Paths with Spaces**
- `lpApplicationName` is NULL and `lpCommandLine` has unquoted path with spaces
- `C:\Program Files\App\run.exe` tries `C:\Program.exe` first
- Subdirectory spaces also vulnerable: `C:\App\Some Dir\run.exe`
2. **Handle Inheritance Leaks**
- `bInheritHandles` is TRUE when creating lower-privilege process
- Sensitive handles (files, tokens, pipes) leak to child
3. **Console Sharing**
- Missing `DETACHED_PROCESS` or `CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE`
- Lower-privilege child shares stdin/stdout/stderr with parent
4. **Dangerous Flags**
- `CREATE_PRESERVE_CODE_AUTHZ_LEVEL` bypasses AppLocker/SRP
- `CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB` escapes job sandbox
5. **Batch File Execution**
- `.cmd`/`.bat` without full path to cmd.exe
- Vulnerable to cmd.exe planting on old systems
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Quoted paths:** `"C:\Program Files\App\run.exe"` is safe
- **lpApplicationName specified:** Full path in first parameter
- **Same privilege level:** Handle inheritance between same-privilege processes
- **No sensitive handles:** Process has no inheritable sensitive handles
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all CreateProcess/CreateProcessAsUser/ShellExecute calls
2. Check if lpApplicationName is NULL
3. Verify lpCommandLine is properly quoted
4. Check bInheritHandles and dwCreationFlags
5. Identify privilege boundary crossings
**Search Patterns:**
```
CreateProcess[AW]?\s*\(|CreateProcessAsUser[AW]?\s*\(
ShellExecute[AW]?\s*\(|ShellExecuteEx[AW]?\s*\(
SHCreateProcessAsUser[AW]?\s*\(
bInheritHandles|CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB
CREATE_PRESERVE_CODE_AUTHZ_LEVEL|DETACHED_PROCESS
```
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---
name: cross-process-finder
description: Detects cross-process memory vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows cross-process memory operation vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Cross-process memory operations. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `CROSSPROC` (e.g., CROSSPROC-001, CROSSPROC-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Arbitrary Write Primitives**
- `WriteProcessMemory` with user-controlled address
- `VirtualAllocEx` at fixed address (ASLR collision)
- Unvalidated target process handle
2. **Information Disclosure**
- `ReadProcessMemory` data not validated
- Uninitialized source buffer in `WriteProcessMemory`
- Address/handle leaks to lower-privilege process
3. **Remote Thread Injection**
- `CreateRemoteThread` without proper authorization checks
- Thread start address from untrusted source
- DLL injection without signature verification
4. **Repeated Injection Issues**
- No deduplication causing memory exhaustion (DoS)
- Heap spray gadget via repeated allocations
- ROP spray via executable page allocation
5. **Sensitive Data Exposure**
- Credentials written to lower-privilege process
- Tokens or handles shared cross-process
- Memory not cleared before cross-process operations
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Same process context:** Operations within same process
- **Debugger/security tool:** Legitimate debugging or security monitoring
- **Higher to lower privilege:** Already established privilege relationship
- **Validated target:** Process handle properly validated
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find VirtualAllocEx, WriteProcessMemory, ReadProcessMemory calls
2. Find CreateRemoteThread, NtCreateThreadEx calls
3. Check target process handle source
4. Verify address parameters are not user-controlled
5. Check for sensitive data in operations
**Search Patterns:**
```
VirtualAllocEx\s*\(|VirtualProtectEx\s*\(|VirtualFreeEx\s*\(
WriteProcessMemory\s*\(|ReadProcessMemory\s*\(
CreateRemoteThread\s*\(|NtCreateThreadEx\s*\(
OpenProcess\s*\(.*PROCESS_VM|PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS
```
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---
name: dll-planting-finder
description: Finds DLL hijacking/planting vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in DLL planting vulnerabilities in Windows applications.
**Your Sole Focus:** DLL planting and loading issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `DLLPLANT` (e.g., DLLPLANT-001, DLLPLANT-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **LoadLibrary Without Full Path**
- `LoadLibrary("foo.dll")` without absolute path
- Path from untrusted source (registry, config, CWD)
- Missing `LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32` flag
2. **Missing Signature Verification**
- `LoadLibrary` without `LOAD_LIBRARY_REQUIRE_SIGNED_TARGET`
- Manual signature check before load (TOCTOU)
3. **Implicit DLL Loads**
- Delay-loaded DLLs that may not exist
- Localization DLLs (mui, resources)
- COM DLLs loaded by CLSID
4. **Search Order Hijacking**
- Application directory writable by low-privilege user
- PATH directories writable
- Missing SafeDllSearchMode
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **System DLLs with full path:** `LoadLibrary("C:\\Windows\\System32\\kernel32.dll")`
- **LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32 used:** Restricts search to System32
- **Protected directory:** Application installed in Program Files with proper ACLs
- **Signature required:** `LOAD_LIBRARY_REQUIRE_SIGNED_TARGET` flag used
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all LoadLibrary/LoadLibraryEx calls
2. Check if absolute path is used
3. Check flags for LoadLibraryEx
4. Verify path source is trusted
5. Check directory ACLs if possible
**Search Patterns:**
```
LoadLibrary[AW]?\s*\(|LoadLibraryEx[AW]?\s*\(
LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH|LOAD_LIBRARY_REQUIRE_SIGNED
GetModuleHandle[AW]?\s*\(.*NULL
delay.?load|__delayLoadHelper
```
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---
name: installer-race-finder
description: Detects installer race conditions
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows installer race condition vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Installer and file extraction race conditions. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `INSTRACE` (e.g., INSTRACE-001, INSTRACE-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Temp File Race Conditions**
- Extract to temp, then copy to final location
- Predictable temp file names
- Missing exclusive file access
2. **MSI Rollback Exploitation**
- Arbitrary file deletion → privilege escalation
- Rollback restores attacker-controlled file
- Custom actions during rollback
3. **Symlink/Junction Attacks**
- Temp directory junction to system directory
- Extracted file overwrites system file
- Missing directory validation
4. **Permission Window**
- File extracted with weak permissions
- Permissions tightened later (TOCTOU)
- Attacker modifies file between operations
5. **Signature Verification TOCTOU**
- Signature checked on temp file
- Different file copied to final location
- Missing re-verification after copy
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Atomic operations:** Single operation extracts and sets permissions
- **Locked directory:** Temp directory only accessible by SYSTEM
- **Exclusive access:** File opened with exclusive sharing
- **No privilege boundary:** Installer runs at same privilege as user
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find file extraction operations
2. Check temp file naming and location
3. Look for multi-step file operations
4. Check for symlink following
5. Verify atomic permission setting
**Search Patterns:**
```
GetTempPath|GetTempFileName|CreateFile.*GENERIC_WRITE
MoveFile|CopyFile|DeleteFile.*temp
SetFileSecurity|SetSecurityInfo|SetNamedSecurityInfo
MsiInstall|MsiOpenPackage|MsiDoAction
INSTALLSTATE_|MsiSetProperty|MsiGetProperty
```
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---
name: named-pipe-finder
description: Identifies named pipe security issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows named pipe security issues.
**Your Sole Focus:** Named pipe vulnerabilities. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `NAMEDPIPE` (e.g., NAMEDPIPE-001, NAMEDPIPE-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Missing Security Descriptor**
- `lpSecurityAttributes` is NULL
- Default DACL allows Everyone access
- No explicit ACL on pipe
2. **Remote Access Enabled**
- Missing `PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS` flag
- Pipe accessible over network
3. **Single Instance DoS**
- `nMaxInstances` is 1
- Malicious process can claim pipe first
- Legitimate client blocked
4. **Impersonation Without Verification**
- `ImpersonateNamedPipeClient` without checking client identity
- Privilege escalation via token impersonation
5. **Data Validation**
- Untrusted data from pipe not validated
- Deserialization of pipe data
- Command injection via pipe input
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Explicit restrictive DACL:** Security descriptor properly configured
- **PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS set:** Remote access blocked
- **High nMaxInstances:** Multiple instances prevent DoS
- **Server-side only:** Pipe used only for server-to-client communication
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find CreateNamedPipe calls
2. Check lpSecurityAttributes parameter
3. Check dwPipeMode for PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS
4. Check nMaxInstances value
5. Look for ImpersonateNamedPipeClient usage
**Search Patterns:**
```
CreateNamedPipe[AW]?\s*\(|CallNamedPipe[AW]?\s*\(
\\\\\\\\.\\\\pipe\\\\|\\\\\\?\\\\pipe\\\\
PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS|PIPE_ACCESS
ImpersonateNamedPipeClient|RevertToSelf
lpSecurityAttributes|SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
```
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---
name: service-security-finder
description: Finds Windows service security problems
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows service security vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Windows service configuration issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `WINSVC` (e.g., WINSVC-001, WINSVC-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Excessive Service Privileges**
- Service running as `SYSTEM` unnecessarily
- Should use `LOCAL SERVICE` or `NETWORK SERVICE`
- Missing service account restrictions
2. **Binary Path Vulnerabilities**
- Unquoted service path with spaces
- Service binary in writable directory
- Parent directory writable (DLL planting)
3. **Registry ACL Issues**
- Service registry key writable by users
- `ImagePath` modifiable
- Manual registry entry (not SCM APIs)
4. **Missing Protected Process**
- Security software not using PPL
- Anti-tampering bypassable
- Non-protected child processes
5. **Service DACL Issues**
- Service modifiable by non-admin users
- `SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG` granted too broadly
- Missing service hardening
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Requires SYSTEM:** Service functionality requires SYSTEM privileges
- **Program Files location:** Binary in protected directory
- **SCM-created:** Service created via proper SCM APIs
- **Protected process light:** Security software using PPL
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find service creation/configuration code
2. Check service account configuration
3. Verify binary path is quoted and protected
4. Check registry key creation for ACLs
5. Look for protected process registration
**Search Patterns:**
```
CreateService[AW]?\s*\(|ChangeServiceConfig[AW]?\s*\(
OpenService[AW]?\s*\(|StartService\s*\(
SERVICE_WIN32|SERVICE_AUTO_START|SERVICE_DEMAND_START
LocalSystem|LocalService|NetworkService
RegCreateKey|RegSetValue.*ImagePath
PROCESS_CREATION_MITIGATION_POLICY
```
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---
name: token-privilege-finder
description: Detects privilege token vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows token and privilege vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Token privilege issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `TOKPRIV` (e.g., TOKPRIV-001, TOKPRIV-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Dangerous Privilege Enabling**
- `SeDebugPrivilege` - bypasses all DACLs/SACLs
- `SeBackupPrivilege` - complete filesystem access
- `SeTcbPrivilege` - create tokens for other users
- `SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege` - replace process tokens
2. **Privilege Not Dropped**
- High privilege enabled but never disabled
- Privilege enabled for longer than necessary
- Missing `AdjustTokenPrivileges` to disable
3. **Token Impersonation Issues**
- `ImpersonateLoggedOnUser` without validation
- `SetThreadToken` with untrusted token
- Missing `RevertToSelf` after impersonation
4. **Service Privilege Issues**
- Service running as SYSTEM when not required
- Missing `LOCAL SERVICE` or `NETWORK SERVICE` usage
- Improper service account configuration
5. **Handle/Token Leaks**
- Token handle not closed after use
- Token inherited by child process
- Token accessible to lower-privilege code
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Immediately disabled:** Privilege enabled and disabled in same operation
- **Required for functionality:** Backup software needs SeBackupPrivilege
- **Security software:** Debugger/AV legitimately needs SeDebugPrivilege
- **Properly scoped:** Privilege enabled only for specific operation
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find AdjustTokenPrivileges calls
2. Identify which privileges are enabled
3. Check if privileges are disabled after use
4. Find impersonation functions
5. Verify RevertToSelf is called
**Search Patterns:**
```
AdjustTokenPrivileges\s*\(|LookupPrivilegeValue\s*\(
SeDebugPrivilege|SeBackupPrivilege|SeTcbPrivilege
SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege|SeRestorePrivilege
ImpersonateLoggedOnUser|SetThreadToken|RevertToSelf
OpenProcessToken|OpenThreadToken|DuplicateToken
```
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---
name: windows-alloc-finder
description: Identifies Windows memory allocation issues
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows memory allocation vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Windows-specific memory allocation issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `WINALLOC` (e.g., WINALLOC-001, WINALLOC-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Uninitialized Allocations**
- `GlobalAlloc` without `GMEM_ZEROINIT`
- `LocalAlloc` without `LMEM_ZEROINIT`
- `HeapAlloc` without `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`
- `HeapReAlloc` without `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`
2. **Mismatched Alloc/Free**
- `GlobalAlloc` freed with `LocalFree`
- `HeapAlloc` freed with `free()`
- `VirtualAlloc` freed with `HeapFree`
3. **Sensitive Data Not Cleared**
- `memset` used for secrets (optimized out)
- `ZeroMemory` used for secrets (optimized out)
- Missing `RtlSecureZeroMemory` or `memset_s`
- Missing `CryptProtectMemory` for sensitive data
4. **VirtualAlloc Issues**
- `MEM_RESET` without understanding zeroing behavior
- RWX pages (`PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE`)
- Large allocations without proper error handling
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Zeroing flag used:** `GMEM_ZEROINIT`, `LMEM_ZEROINIT`, `HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY`
- **Explicit memset after alloc:** Memory explicitly zeroed after allocation
- **Non-sensitive data:** Allocation for non-sensitive data structures
- **SecureZeroMemory used:** Proper secure zeroing for secrets
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all Windows allocation calls
2. Check for zeroing flags
3. Match alloc/free pairs
4. Find sensitive data handling
5. Check for secure zeroing before free
**Search Patterns:**
```
GlobalAlloc\s*\(|LocalAlloc\s*\(|HeapAlloc\s*\(|HeapReAlloc\s*\(
VirtualAlloc\s*\(|VirtualAllocEx\s*\(
GMEM_ZEROINIT|LMEM_ZEROINIT|HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY
RtlSecureZeroMemory|SecureZeroMemory|memset_s
CryptProtectMemory|CryptUnprotectMemory
```
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---
name: windows-crypto-finder
description: Detects Windows crypto API misuse
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows cryptography API vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Windows crypto API issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `WINCRYPTO` (e.g., WINCRYPTO-001, WINCRYPTO-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Deprecated CSP API Usage**
- `CryptAcquireContext` - deprecated
- `CryptGenRandom` - deprecated
- `CryptCreateHash` - deprecated
- `CryptGenKey` - deprecated
- Should use CNG APIs (BCrypt*, NCrypt*)
2. **Weak Algorithms (CSP ALG_ID)**
- `CALG_MD5`, `CALG_SHA` (SHA-1)
- `CALG_RC2`, `CALG_RC4`, `CALG_DES`
- `CALG_RSA_SIGN` with small key size
3. **Weak Algorithms (CNG)**
- `BCRYPT_MD5_ALGORITHM`, `BCRYPT_SHA1_ALGORITHM`
- `BCRYPT_RC4_ALGORITHM`, `BCRYPT_DES_ALGORITHM`
- `BCRYPT_3DES_ALGORITHM` (in most cases)
4. **Poor Randomness**
- `rand()` or `srand()` for crypto
- Predictable seed values
- Missing `BCryptGenRandom` or `CryptGenRandom`
5. **Key Management Issues**
- Hardcoded keys or IVs
- Key in plaintext in memory
- Missing key destruction after use
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **Non-security use:** MD5/SHA1 for checksums, not security
- **Legacy compatibility:** Deprecated API required for interop
- **CNG used correctly:** Modern algorithms with proper parameters
- **FIPS mode:** Algorithm choice dictated by compliance
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all Crypt* and BCrypt* function calls
2. Check algorithm identifiers
3. Identify deprecated API usage
4. Check random number generation
5. Verify key handling
**Search Patterns:**
```
CryptAcquireContext|CryptGenRandom|CryptCreateHash|CryptGenKey
CryptEncrypt|CryptDecrypt|CryptDeriveKey|CryptHashData
BCryptOpenAlgorithmProvider|BCryptGenRandom|BCryptCreateHash
CALG_MD5|CALG_SHA[^2]|CALG_RC[24]|CALG_DES
BCRYPT_MD5|BCRYPT_SHA1_|BCRYPT_RC4|BCRYPT_DES_
```
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---
name: windows-path-finder
description: Finds Windows path handling vulnerabilities
---
You are a security auditor specializing in Windows path handling vulnerabilities.
**Your Sole Focus:** Windows-specific path traversal and confusion issues. Do NOT report other bug classes.
**Finding ID Prefix:** `WINPATH` (e.g., WINPATH-001, WINPATH-002)
**Bug Patterns to Find:**
1. **Reserved DOS Device Names**
- CON, PRN, AUX, NUL
- COM1-COM9, COM¹, COM², COM³
- LPT1-LPT9, LPT¹, LPT², LPT³
- Reserved even with extension: `COM3.log`
2. **8.3 Short Filename Bypass**
- `TEXTFI~1.TXT` for `TextFile.Mine.txt`
- Bypasses path/extension filters
3. **Special Path Formats**
- UNC paths: `\\server\share\file`
- NT paths: `\\.\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\`
- Extended paths: `\\?\C:\path`
4. **Character Encoding Issues**
- ANSI APIs (`-A` suffix) with Unicode paths
- WorstFit character fitting attacks
- Case sensitivity in UTF-16 comparison
5. **Symlink/Junction Attacks**
- TOCTOU between check and use
- Junction to privileged directory
- Missing symlink target validation
6. **Path Canonicalization**
- Missing PathCchCanonicalizeEx
- Inconsistent path comparison
- `..\` traversal not blocked
**Common False Positives to Avoid:**
- **PathCchCanonicalizeEx used:** Path properly canonicalized
- **PathIsNetworkPath checked:** UNC paths rejected
- **Hardcoded safe path:** Path constant, not user-controlled
- **Proper validation:** Reserved names explicitly blocked
**Analysis Process:**
1. Find all file/path operations
2. Check path source (user input, config, etc.)
3. Verify canonicalization before comparison
4. Check for special path format handling
5. Look for symlink-following operations
**Search Patterns:**
```
CreateFile[AW]?\s*\(|DeleteFile[AW]?\s*\(|MoveFile[AW]?\s*\(
PathCch|PathIs|PathFind|PathAppend
\\\\\\.|\\\\\\?\\|GLOBALROOT
FILE_FLAG_POSIX_SEMANTICS|O_NOFOLLOW
```
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# TOON Format Reference
All inter-task finding data uses [TOON format](https://github.com/toon-format/toon) for token efficiency (~40% reduction vs JSON).
## TOON Basics
- YAML-like indentation for nested objects
- CSV-style rows for uniform arrays
- `[N]{field1,field2,...}:` declares array length and headers
- Rows are comma-separated values
## Finding Summary (tabular)
For passing finding lists between tasks:
```toon
findings[3]{id,bug_class,title,location,function,confidence}:
BOF-001,buffer-overflow,Stack overflow in parse_header,file.c:123,parse_header,High
UAF-001,use-after-free,UAF in conn_close,conn.c:456,conn_close,Medium
INT-001,integer-overflow,Integer overflow in calc_size,alloc.c:78,calc_size,High
```
## Finding Details (nested)
For full finding data including descriptions:
```toon
finding:
id: BOF-001
bug_class: buffer-overflow
title: Stack buffer overflow in parse_header
location: file.c:123
function: parse_header
confidence: High
description: |
Unchecked strcpy from network input allows stack buffer overflow.
code_snippet: |
char buf[64]; strcpy(buf, input);
impact: Remote code execution via controlled return address
data_flow:
source: network input via recv()
sink: strcpy() buffer overflow
validation: No length check
recommendation: Use strncpy() with sizeof(buf)-1
```
## Field Ownership
| Stage | Fields Set |
|-------|------------|
| Bug finder | id, bug_class, title, location, function, confidence, description, code_snippet, impact, data_flow, recommendation |
| Dedup-judge | consolidated grouping, merged IDs, deduplicated list |
**Final report:** Coordinator formats dedup-judge output as markdown for human consumption. All prior stages use TOON.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.11"
# dependencies = []
# ///
"""Deduplicate TOON-formatted C/C++ security findings.
Reads aggregated TOON findings from multiple workers and removes
duplicates based on location (file:line). When multiple bug-finders
flag the same source line, they are reporting the same underlying code
issue — the first finder's report wins, the rest are dropped.
Usage:
uv run dedup_findings.py <findings_file> [--details <details_file>]
findings_file: File with concatenated findings[N]{...}: blocks (- for stdin)
details_file: File with concatenated detail TOON (tabular or nested)
stdout: Deduplicated TOON (findings + filtered details + stats)
exit 0 on success, 1 on error
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import csv
import io
import re
import sys
FINDINGS_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^findings\[\d+\]\{([^}]+)\}:\s*$")
TABULAR_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^(\w+)\[\d+\]\{([^}]+)\}:\s*$")
NESTED_ID_RE = re.compile(r"^\s+id:\s+(.+)$")
def parse_findings_blocks(text: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[dict[str, str]]]:
"""Parse all findings[N]{...}: blocks from concatenated TOON text.
Returns (headers, rows) where each row is a dict keyed by header name.
"""
all_rows: list[dict[str, str]] = []
headers: list[str] = []
current_headers: list[str] | None = None
for line in text.splitlines():
m = FINDINGS_HEADER_RE.match(line.strip())
if m:
current_headers = [h.strip() for h in m.group(1).split(",")]
if not headers:
headers = current_headers
continue
if current_headers and line.startswith(" ") and line.strip():
reader = csv.reader(io.StringIO(line.strip()))
for values in reader:
if len(values) >= len(current_headers):
pairs = zip(current_headers, values[: len(current_headers)], strict=False)
all_rows.append(dict(pairs))
break
# Empty or non-data line — don't reset current_headers here because
# some workers may emit blank lines between rows within the same block.
# We reset only when a new header line is found.
return headers, all_rows
def parse_tabular_detail_blocks(
text: str,
) -> dict[str, tuple[list[str], list[dict[str, str]]]]:
"""Parse non-findings tabular blocks (details, data_flows, etc.).
Returns {block_name: (headers, [row_dicts])}.
"""
blocks: dict[str, tuple[list[str], list[dict[str, str]]]] = {}
current_name: str = ""
current_headers: list[str] | None = None
for line in text.splitlines():
m = TABULAR_HEADER_RE.match(line.strip())
if m and m.group(1) != "findings":
current_name = m.group(1)
current_headers = [h.strip() for h in m.group(2).split(",")]
if current_name not in blocks:
blocks[current_name] = (current_headers, [])
continue
if current_name and current_headers and line.startswith(" ") and line.strip():
reader = csv.reader(io.StringIO(line.strip()))
for values in reader:
if len(values) >= len(current_headers):
row = dict(zip(current_headers, values[: len(current_headers)], strict=False))
blocks[current_name][1].append(row)
break
return blocks
def parse_nested_finding_blocks(text: str) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
"""Parse nested finding: blocks, returning (id, full_block_text) pairs."""
results: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
current_lines: list[str] = []
current_id: str | None = None
in_finding = False
for line in text.splitlines():
stripped = line.strip()
if stripped == "finding:":
# Flush previous block
if in_finding and current_id:
results.append((current_id, "\n".join(current_lines)))
current_lines = [line]
current_id = None
in_finding = True
continue
if in_finding:
current_lines.append(line)
m = NESTED_ID_RE.match(line)
if m:
current_id = m.group(1).strip()
# Flush last block
if in_finding and current_id:
results.append((current_id, "\n".join(current_lines)))
return results
def deduplicate(
rows: list[dict[str, str]],
) -> tuple[list[dict[str, str]], set[str]]:
"""Deduplicate findings by location (file:line).
When multiple finders flag the same source line, they are reporting the
same underlying code issue (e.g., buffer-overflow-finder, string-issues-finder,
and banned-functions-finder all flag the same strcpy call). The first finder's
report wins; the rest are dropped as duplicates.
Returns (unique_rows, kept_ids).
"""
seen: set[str] = set()
unique: list[dict[str, str]] = []
kept_ids: set[str] = set()
for row in rows:
key = row.get("location", "")
if key not in seen:
seen.add(key)
unique.append(row)
kept_ids.add(row.get("id", ""))
return unique, kept_ids
def format_toon_table(
block_name: str,
rows: list[dict[str, str]],
headers: list[str],
) -> str:
"""Format rows back to a TOON tabular block."""
out = io.StringIO()
out.write(f"{block_name}[{len(rows)}]{{{','.join(headers)}}}:\n")
csv_buf = io.StringIO()
writer = csv.writer(csv_buf)
for row in rows:
csv_buf.seek(0)
csv_buf.truncate()
writer.writerow([row.get(h, "") for h in headers])
out.write(f" {csv_buf.getvalue().strip()}\n")
return out.getvalue()
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Deduplicate TOON-formatted findings")
parser.add_argument(
"findings_file",
help="File with findings TOON (use - for stdin)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--details",
help="File with detail TOON (tabular or nested) to filter",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
# --- Read findings ---
if args.findings_file == "-":
findings_text = sys.stdin.read()
else:
try:
with open(args.findings_file) as f:
findings_text = f.read()
except FileNotFoundError:
print(f"Error: findings file not found: {args.findings_file}", file=sys.stderr)
return 1
# --- Parse and deduplicate ---
headers, rows = parse_findings_blocks(findings_text)
if not headers:
headers = ["id", "bug_class", "title", "location", "function", "confidence"]
original_count = len(rows)
unique, kept_ids = deduplicate(rows)
removed = original_count - len(unique)
# --- Output deduplicated findings ---
print(format_toon_table("findings", unique, headers))
# --- Filter and output details if provided ---
if args.details:
try:
with open(args.details) as f:
details_text = f.read()
except FileNotFoundError:
print(f"Error: details file not found: {args.details}", file=sys.stderr)
return 1
# Try tabular format first (details[N]{...}:, data_flows[N]{...}:)
tabular_blocks = parse_tabular_detail_blocks(details_text)
if tabular_blocks:
for block_name, (block_headers, block_rows) in tabular_blocks.items():
filtered = [r for r in block_rows if r.get("id", "") in kept_ids]
if filtered:
print(format_toon_table(block_name, filtered, block_headers))
# Also handle nested finding: blocks
nested = parse_nested_finding_blocks(details_text)
if nested:
filtered_nested = [block_text for fid, block_text in nested if fid in kept_ids]
if filtered_nested:
print("\n".join(filtered_nested))
print()
# --- Stats (also to stdout as TOON for the coordinator) ---
print("dedup_stats:")
print(f" original_count: {original_count}")
print(f" after_dedup: {len(unique)}")
print(f" duplicates_removed: {removed}")
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())
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---
name: c-review
description: >
Performs comprehensive C/C++ security review using parallel workers to scan for
memory corruption, integer overflows, race conditions, and platform-specific vulnerabilities.
Triggers on "audit C code", "C security audit", "find buffer overflows", "review C++ for security",
"check for use-after-free", "C++ vulnerability scan", "audit Windows service", "review Linux daemon",
"check signal handlers", "review setuid program", "native code security review".
NOT for kernel modules, managed languages, or embedded/bare-metal code.
allowed-tools:
- Task
- TaskCreate
- TaskUpdate
- TaskList
- TaskGet
- Grep
- Glob
- Read
- LSP
- Bash
---
# C/C++ Security Review
Comprehensive security review of C/C++ codebases using task-based orchestration with worker pool pattern.
## Essential Principles
1. **Verify before reporting.** Every finding must include actual code, traced data flow, and checked mitigations. Descriptions of code are not evidence.
2. **Threat model scopes everything.** A bug only matters if the defined attacker can reach it. REMOTE-only bugs are out of scope for a LOCAL audit and vice versa.
3. **Workers are self-organizing.** 8 workers claim tasks from a shared queue. Never spawn one worker per prompt — that doesn't scale.
4. **TOON for inter-task data.** All finding data between tasks uses TOON format for token efficiency. Human-readable markdown only at the final report.
## When to Use
- Auditing C/C++ applications for security vulnerabilities
- Pre-release security review of native code
- Finding memory safety issues (buffer overflows, use-after-free)
- Identifying integer overflow and type confusion bugs
- Detecting race conditions and concurrency issues
- Auditing Linux/macOS daemons, setuid programs, signal handlers
- Auditing Windows services, DLL loading, named pipes, CreateProcess
## When NOT to Use
- Windows kernel driver review — use kernel-specific audit checklists
- Linux/macOS kernel modules — use kernel-specific audit checklists
- Managed languages (Java, C#, Python) — use language-appropriate security tools
- Embedded/bare-metal code without libc — patterns assume hosted environment
---
## Architecture: Worker Pool Pattern
Instead of spawning one task per prompt (64 prompts), we spawn 8 workers that claim tasks from a shared queue:
```
Coordinator
├── Creates context task (shared parameters)
├── Creates N finder tasks (one per prompt, status=pending)
│ └── Each task stores: prompt_path, context_task_id, bug_class
├── Creates pipeline tasks with addBlockedBy chain
├── Spawns 8 workers in ONE message
│ └── Workers loop: TaskList → claim → execute → complete → repeat
├── Aggregates findings after all finders complete
└── Executes dedup judge
```
**Benefits:**
- **8 workers instead of 64** - Reduces spawn overhead and API calls
- **Self-organizing** - Workers naturally load-balance across prompts
- **Minimal prompts** - Workers read everything from TaskGet, not prompt injection
- **Context efficiency** - Prompt templates read on-demand from files
**Path convention:** This skill uses `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` for all file paths. This is a plugin environment variable automatically set by Claude Code to the plugin's root directory.
**IMPORTANT:** Before Phase 1, verify the plugin root is accessible:
```
Glob: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/worker.md
```
If this returns no results, the skill was not loaded via the plugin system. Fall back to searching for the c-review plugin directory:
```
Glob: **/plugins/c-review/prompts/internal/worker.md
```
Use the discovered path as the base for all subsequent file references.
---
## Orchestration Workflow
Execute these phases in order.
### Phase 0: Setup
**Entry:** User has provided threat model and worker model selection.
1. **Check prerequisites:**
```bash
which clangd
```
If not found, warn user that LSP features will be limited.
```
Glob: **/compile_commands.json
```
If not found, suggest: CMake (`-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON`), Bear, or compiledb.
2. **Detect code characteristics:**
```
Glob: **/*.{cpp,cxx,cc,hpp}
```
→ `is_cpp = true` if any found
```
Grep: pattern="#include.*<(pthread|signal|sys/(socket|stat|types|wait)|unistd|errno)\.h>"
```
→ `is_posix = true` if matches (Linux, macOS, BSD)
```
Grep: pattern="#include.*<(windows|winbase|winnt|winuser|winsock|ntdef|ntstatus)\.h>"
```
→ `is_windows = true` if matches
3. **Calculate disabled prompts:**
```
if threat_model == "REMOTE":
disabled_prompts = ["privilege-drop-finder", "envvar-finder"]
else:
disabled_prompts = []
```
4. **Collect codebase context:**
Gather a brief summary (5-10 lines) to help workers understand the codebase:
- Read the first 50 lines of README.md (or README.rst) for project description
- Use Glob to check for build files: `{Makefile,CMakeLists.txt,meson.build,configure.ac}`
Summarize:
- **Purpose**: What does this software do? (e.g., "HTTP server", "PDF parser", "crypto library")
- **Entry points**: Where does untrusted data enter? (network, files, CLI args)
- **Security-relevant features**: Authentication, crypto, privilege separation, sandboxing
Store this as `codebase_context` for Phase 1.
**Exit:** `is_cpp`, `is_posix`, `is_windows`, `disabled_prompts`, and `codebase_context` are all determined.
### Phase 1: Create Context Task
**Entry:** Phase 0 exit criteria met.
Store shared parameters in a task for all workers to reference:
```
TaskCreate(
subject="Review Context",
description="Shared parameters for all bug finders",
activeForm="Storing context",
metadata={
"codebase_context": "[from input]",
"threat_model": "[REMOTE|LOCAL_UNPRIVILEGED|BOTH]",
"is_cpp": true/false,
"is_posix": true/false,
"is_windows": true/false
}
)
```
Store as `context_task_id`.
**Exit:** `context_task_id` is set and task exists with all metadata populated.
### Phase 2: Select Prompts
**Entry:** `context_task_id` exists.
Load prompts based on code characteristics:
```
# Always load general prompts (28 total: 21 C + 7 C++)
Glob: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/general/*.md
# C++ prompts in general/: init-order, iterator-invalidation, exception-safety,
# move-semantics, smart-pointer, virtual-function, lambda-capture
# If is_posix (Linux, macOS, BSD), load POSIX userspace prompts (26)
Glob: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/linux-userspace/*.md
# If is_windows, load Windows userspace prompts (10)
Glob: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/windows-userspace/*.md
```
Filter by `disabled_prompts` from input.
**Exit:** List of enabled prompt file paths determined.
### Phase 3: Create Bug-Finder Tasks
**Entry:** Prompt list from Phase 2 available.
For each enabled prompt, create a task with metadata pointing to the prompt file:
```
TaskCreate(
subject="[bug-class]-finder",
description="Scan for [bug class] vulnerabilities",
activeForm="Scanning for [bug class]",
metadata={
"prompt_path": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/[category]/[bug-class]-finder.md",
"context_task_id": "[context_task_id]",
"bug_class": "[bug-class]"
}
)
```
Collect all IDs into `finder_task_ids[]`. Tasks start with status="pending".
**Exit:** All finder tasks created. `finder_task_ids[]` populated.
### Phase 4: Create Pipeline Tasks with Dependencies
**Entry:** `finder_task_ids[]` and `context_task_id` available.
```
# Aggregation depends on ALL finders
TaskCreate(subject="Aggregate Findings", description="Collect findings from all workers")
TaskUpdate(aggregation_id, addBlockedBy=finder_task_ids)
# Dedup judge depends on aggregation
TaskCreate(subject="Dedup-Judge", metadata={"input_task_id": aggregation_id})
TaskUpdate(dedup_judge_id, addBlockedBy=[aggregation_id])
```
**Exit:** `aggregation_id` and `dedup_judge_id` created with correct dependency chain.
### Phase 5: Spawn Worker Pool
**Entry:** All tasks from Phases 3-4 created.
**CRITICAL: All 8 workers MUST be spawned in a SINGLE assistant message containing 8 parallel Task tool calls.**
This is non-negotiable for performance:
- DO NOT spawn workers sequentially
- DO NOT wait for one worker to complete before spawning the next
- Workers self-organize via task claiming and naturally load-balance
The user selects the worker model at review start:
- **haiku** - Fast, cost-effective, good for large codebases
- **sonnet** - Deeper reasoning, better for subtle bugs
- **opus** - Maximum capability, highest cost
**Spawn all 8 workers in ONE response:**
Emit a single response containing **8 Task tool invocations**. Each invocation uses these parameters:
| Parameter | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| subagent_type | `general-purpose` |
| model | `[worker_model from user selection]` |
| description | `worker-N` (where N = 1-8) |
| prompt | `Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/worker.md. Context: [context_task_id]. You are worker-N.` |
**Example prompt for worker-3:**
```
Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/worker.md. Context: task-abc123. You are worker-3.
```
All 8 Task invocations MUST appear in the same message to enable parallel execution. Do NOT wait for workers to return before spawning others.
Each worker:
1. Calls TaskList() to find pending "-finder" tasks
2. Claims task with TaskUpdate(taskId, status="in_progress", owner="worker-N")
3. Reads prompt from task.metadata.prompt_path
4. Reads shared instructions from prompts/shared/common.md
5. Executes analysis using Grep, Read, LSP
6. Stores findings with TaskUpdate(taskId, status="completed", metadata={findings_toon: ..., findings_detail_toon: ...})
7. Loops back to step 1 until no pending tasks
**Exit:** All 8 workers have returned. All finder tasks have status="completed".
### Phase 6: Execute Aggregation
**Entry:** All finder tasks completed (all workers returned).
After all workers exit:
```python
all_findings_toon = ""
all_findings_detail_toon = ""
for task_id in finder_task_ids:
task = TaskGet(task_id)
if task.metadata.findings_toon:
all_findings_toon += task.metadata.findings_toon + "\n"
if task.metadata.findings_detail_toon:
all_findings_detail_toon += task.metadata.findings_detail_toon + "\n"
TaskUpdate(
taskId=aggregation_id,
status="completed",
metadata={
"all_findings_toon": all_findings_toon,
"all_findings_detail_toon": all_findings_detail_toon
}
)
```
**Exit:** Aggregation task completed with `all_findings_toon` and `all_findings_detail_toon` in metadata.
### Phase 7: Execute Dedup Judge
**Entry:** Aggregation task completed.
The dedup judge runs a deterministic Python script to remove duplicate findings (same file:line location). This handles the common case where overlapping bug-finders (e.g., buffer-overflow-finder, string-issues-finder, banned-functions-finder) all flag the same source line — the first finder wins.
**Dedup-Judge:**
```
Task(
subagent_type="general-purpose",
model="haiku",
prompt="Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/judges/dedup-judge.md for instructions. Input task: [aggregation_id]. Your task: [dedup_judge_id]."
)
```
The agent writes aggregated TOON to temp files, runs `uv run ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dedup_findings.py`, and stores the script's stdout as `deduped_toon` in task metadata.
**Exit:** Dedup judge task completed with `deduped_toon` in metadata (deduplicated findings + filtered details + stats).
### Phase 8: Return Report
**Entry:** Dedup judge task completed.
1. Read final results:
```
final = TaskGet(dedup_judge_id)
deduped_toon = final.metadata.deduped_toon
```
The `deduped_toon` contains:
- `findings[N]{...}:` — deduplicated summary table
- `details[N]{...}:` / `data_flows[N]{...}:` / nested `finding:` blocks — filtered to match surviving IDs
- `dedup_stats:` — original_count, after_dedup, duplicates_removed
2. **Verify completeness:**
- `dedup_stats.after_dedup` count matches length of findings array
- Every finding has non-empty location and bug_class
- No placeholder text remains in any finding
- If `dedup_error` is set in metadata, warn user that dedup failed and results are unfiltered
3. Format deduplicated findings as a markdown report grouped by bug class. Include for each finding:
- Title, location, function
- Description with code snippet
- Impact and recommendation
- Data flow (source → sink)
4. Present summary statistics:
- Total findings (after dedup)
- Duplicates removed
- Breakdown by bug class
- Breakdown by confidence level
**Exit:** Markdown report presented to user.
---
## TOON Format for Internal Communication
All inter-task finding data uses [TOON format](references/toon-format.md) for token efficiency (~40% reduction vs JSON). Workers and judges read the full format specification from `prompts/shared/common.md`.
---
## Bug Classes (Prompt Counts)
| Category | Count | Loaded When |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| General C | 21 | Always |
| General C++ | 7 | `is_cpp = true` |
| POSIX Userspace | 26 | `is_posix = true` (Linux/macOS/BSD) |
| Windows Userspace | 10 | `is_windows = true` |
Each prompt file contains: bug patterns, false positive guidance, analysis process, and search patterns. See individual `*-finder.md` files for details.
---
## Threat Model Filtering
| Threat Model | Disabled Prompts |
|--------------|------------------|
| REMOTE | privilege-drop-finder, envvar-finder |
| LOCAL_UNPRIVILEGED | (none) |
| BOTH | (none) |
---
## Reference Index
| File | Content |
|------|---------|
| [toon-format.md](references/toon-format.md) | TOON format specification for inter-task finding data |
| [prompts/shared/common.md](${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/shared/common.md) | Shared worker instructions: LSP usage, TOON output schema, quality standards |
| [prompts/internal/worker.md](${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/worker.md) | Worker loop and finder execution instructions |
| [prompts/internal/judges/dedup-judge.md](${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/internal/judges/dedup-judge.md) | Dedup judge: thin orchestrator that runs the dedup script |
| [scripts/dedup_findings.py](${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dedup_findings.py) | Deterministic dedup script: removes duplicate findings by location (file:line) |
---
## Rationalizations to Reject
- "Code path is unreachable" → Prove it with caller trace
- "ASLR/DEP prevents exploitation" → Mitigations are bypass targets
- "Too complex to exploit" → Report it anyway
- "Input validated elsewhere" → Verify the validation exists
- "Only crashes, not exploitable" → Memory corruption may be controllable
- "Signal handler is simple enough" → Even simple handlers can call non-async-signal-safe functions
- "Only called from one thread" → Thread usage patterns change
- "Environment is trusted" → Environment variables are attacker-controlled
---
## Success Criteria
- [ ] All finder tasks completed (no pending/in_progress tasks remain)
- [ ] Every finding includes verified code snippet, location, and traced data flow
- [ ] Dedup judge merged true duplicates without dropping distinct findings
- [ ] Final report covers all bug classes that were scanned
- [ ] No placeholder text in any finding description
- [ ] Findings are scoped to the declared threat model