Repair complete items in binary formats when parse_error() returns true (#3989)

When the SAX parser asks to recover, the binary readers now repair an
item whose end is known and read on after it, as RFC 8949, Section 5.3
describes for CBOR:

- CBOR: tags are ignored, and simple values other than false, true, and
  null become null (RFC 8949, Section 6.1); a negative integer below the
  range of number_integer_t becomes the nearest floating-point number.
- Strings that are not valid UTF-8 get U+FFFD for each ill-formed
  sequence, as in JSON text; so does a UBJSON/BJData char above 0x7F.
- UBJSON/BJData high-precision numbers keep their longest valid
  beginning (via the lexer's recover_token()), or become infinity.
- Members whose key is not a string are skipped (CBOR, MessagePack,
  BON8), like members without a key in JSON text.
- BSON elements of types the library does not read (ObjectId, datetime,
  decimal128, ...) become null; a string without its terminator and a
  document whose size does not match are kept.

Where the end of an item is unknown, reading stops as before, except
that BSON skips to the end of the document, whose size it knows.

The value read before such an error is now completed by the reader from
its container stack, as the JSON parser does, instead of by a proxy SAX
parser, which is removed. Like the parser, binary_reader gets an
AllowRecovery template parameter, so that from_*() compile without the
new code.

Tests: a table of repairs, numbers out of range, errors that stop, and
a sweep over changed and removed bytes of eight encodings that checks
balanced events and that the first error is the one from_*() reports.
All fuzzers now run a recovering checker; the binary ones also check
that it reports an error exactly when from_*() fails.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
This commit is contained in:
Niels Lohmann
2026-09-27 21:40:59 +02:00
parent c8735246d0
commit 437a95cfdb
16 changed files with 2925 additions and 673 deletions
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@@ -972,8 +972,9 @@ class RecoveringParser : public nlohmann::detail::json_sax_dom_parser<json>
return base::end_array();
}
bool parse_error(std::size_t /*unused*/, const std::string& /*unused*/, const json::exception& /*unused*/)
bool parse_error(std::size_t /*unused*/, const std::string& /*unused*/, const json::exception& ex)
{
messages.emplace_back(ex.what());
// a limit, so that a reader that does not stop fails the test
// instead of making it hang
return ++errors < 100;
@@ -986,6 +987,7 @@ class RecoveringParser : public nlohmann::detail::json_sax_dom_parser<json>
}
std::size_t errors = 0;
std::vector<std::string> messages {}; // NOLINT(readability-redundant-member-init)
std::vector<char> stack {}; // NOLINT(readability-redundant-member-init)
bool well_formed = true;
@@ -1011,6 +1013,7 @@ struct BinaryParseResult
{
json value;
std::size_t errors;
std::vector<std::string> messages;
bool ok;
bool balanced;
};
@@ -1020,13 +1023,117 @@ BinaryParseResult parse_binary_recovering(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& input
json j;
RecoveringParser sax(j);
const bool ok = json::sax_parse(input, &sax, format);
return {j, sax.errors, ok, sax.balanced()};
return {j, sax.errors, sax.messages, ok, sax.balanced()};
}
/// the message of the exception that reading @a input into a JSON value
/// throws, or an empty string if reading succeeds
std::string binary_error_message(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& input, const json::input_format_t format)
{
try
{
json _;
switch (format)
{
case json::input_format_t::cbor:
_ = json::from_cbor(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::msgpack:
_ = json::from_msgpack(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::ubjson:
_ = json::from_ubjson(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::bjdata:
_ = json::from_bjdata(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::bson:
_ = json::from_bson(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::bon8:
_ = json::from_bon8(input);
break;
case json::input_format_t::json:
default:
break;
}
}
catch (const json::exception& e)
{
return e.what();
}
return "";
}
/// a BSON element: its type, its name, and its value
std::vector<std::uint8_t> bson_element(const std::uint8_t type, const std::string& name, const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& value)
{
std::vector<std::uint8_t> result = {type};
result.insert(result.end(), name.begin(), name.end());
result.push_back(0x00);
result.insert(result.end(), value.begin(), value.end());
return result;
}
/// a BSON document of the given elements; @a size_offset is added to the
/// size it declares
std::vector<std::uint8_t> bson_document(const std::vector<std::vector<std::uint8_t>>& elements, const int size_offset = 0)
{
std::vector<std::uint8_t> body;
for (const auto& element : elements)
{
body.insert(body.end(), element.begin(), element.end());
}
const auto size = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(static_cast<int>(body.size()) + 5 + size_offset);
std::vector<std::uint8_t> result = {static_cast<std::uint8_t>(size & 0xFFu), static_cast<std::uint8_t>((size >> 8u) & 0xFFu),
static_cast<std::uint8_t>((size >> 16u) & 0xFFu), static_cast<std::uint8_t>((size >> 24u) & 0xFFu)
};
result.insert(result.end(), body.begin(), body.end());
result.push_back(0x00);
return result;
}
/// a BSON int32 value
std::vector<std::uint8_t> bson_int32(const std::int32_t value)
{
const auto u = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(value);
return {static_cast<std::uint8_t>(u & 0xFFu), static_cast<std::uint8_t>((u >> 8u) & 0xFFu),
static_cast<std::uint8_t>((u >> 16u) & 0xFFu), static_cast<std::uint8_t>((u >> 24u) & 0xFFu)};
}
/// a BSON string value, whose length is @a length_offset off
std::vector<std::uint8_t> bson_string(const std::string& value, const std::int32_t length_offset = 0)
{
auto result = bson_int32(static_cast<std::int32_t>(value.size() + 1) + length_offset);
result.insert(result.end(), value.begin(), value.end());
result.push_back(0x00);
return result;
}
/// @a count bytes of value 0xAB
std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes(const std::size_t count)
{
return std::vector<std::uint8_t>(count, 0xAB);
}
template<typename... Parts>
std::vector<std::uint8_t> concatenated(const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& first, const Parts& ... rest)
{
std::vector<std::uint8_t> result = first;
for (const auto& part : std::initializer_list<std::vector<std::uint8_t>> {rest...})
{
result.insert(result.end(), part.begin(), part.end());
}
return result;
}
/// U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER
const std::string replacement_character = "\xEF\xBF\xBD";
} // namespace
TEST_CASE("regression test - #3989 SAX parse_error() returning true")
{
SECTION("binary formats stop after an error and complete what was read")
SECTION("binary formats complete what was read before the input ends")
{
const json j = {{"a", {1, -2, {{"b", "c"}}, json::array()}}, {"d", {{"e", nullptr}, {"f", true}}}, {"g", 1.5}, {"h", json::binary({1, 2, 3})}};
@@ -1108,6 +1215,210 @@ TEST_CASE("regression test - #3989 SAX parse_error() returning true")
CHECK(result.value == json({{"_ArrayType_", "int8"}, {"_ArraySize_", {2, 3}}, {"_ArrayData_", {1, 2}}}));
}
SECTION("binary formats repair items whose end is known")
{
struct Repair
{
json::input_format_t format;
std::vector<std::uint8_t> input;
json expected;
std::size_t errors;
};
const std::vector<Repair> repairs =
{
// CBOR: tags are ignored (here tag 1 and the self-describe tag 55799)
{json::input_format_t::cbor, {0x82, 0xC1, 0x05, 0xD9, 0xD9, 0xF7, 0x06}, {5, 6}, 2},
// CBOR: undefined and other simple values become null
{json::input_format_t::cbor, {0x84, 0xF7, 0xE0, 0xF8, 0x20, 0x01}, {nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 1}, 3},
// CBOR: ill-formed UTF-8 becomes U+FFFD, also in keys
{json::input_format_t::cbor, {0xA1, 0x61, 0xFF, 0x62, 0xC3, 0x28}, {{replacement_character, replacement_character + "("}}, 2},
// CBOR: members whose key is not a string are skipped, whatever their key and value
{json::input_format_t::cbor, {0xA4, 0x01, 0x02, 0x82, 0x01, 0x02, 0xA1, 0x61, 'x', 0x9F, 0xFF, 0xC1, 0x01, 0x5F, 0x41, 0x00, 0xFF, 0x61, 'a', 0x03}, {{"a", 3}}, 3},
{json::input_format_t::cbor, {0xBF, 0xF5, 0xBF, 0x61, 'x', 0x7F, 0x61, 'y', 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x61, 'a', 0x03, 0xFF}, {{"a", 3}}, 1},
// MessagePack: members whose key is not a string are skipped
{json::input_format_t::msgpack, {0x84, 0x01, 0x02, 0x81, 0xA1, 'x', 0x01, 0x92, 0x01, 0x02, 0xD4, 0x01, 0x02, 0xC0, 0xA1, 'a', 0x04}, {{"a", 4}}, 3},
// MessagePack: ill-formed UTF-8 becomes U+FFFD
{json::input_format_t::msgpack, {0x92, 0xA2, 0xC3, 0x28, 0xA3, 0xE2, 0x82, 'x'}, {replacement_character + "(", replacement_character + "x"}, 2},
// UBJSON: a char that is not ASCII becomes U+FFFD
{json::input_format_t::ubjson, {'[', 'C', 0x80, 'C', 'A', ']'}, {replacement_character, "A"}, 1},
// UBJSON: the longest beginning of a high-precision number is kept
{json::input_format_t::ubjson, {'[', 'H', 'i', 5, '1', '2', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'H', 'i', 2, '1', '.', 'H', 'i', 3, 'a', 'b', 'c', 'H', 'i', 3, '4', '.', '5', ']'}, {12, 1, nullptr, 4.5}, 3},
// BJData, too
{json::input_format_t::bjdata, {'[', 'C', 0xFF, 'H', 'i', 2, '-', '1', 'H', 'i', 2, '-', 'x', ']'}, {replacement_character, -1, nullptr}, 2},
// BON8: members whose key is not a string are skipped
{json::input_format_t::bon8, {0x89, 0x91, 0x92, 0xC9, 0x40, 0x82, 0x91, 0x92, 0x61, 0x93}, {{"a", 3}}, 2},
{json::input_format_t::bon8, {0x8B, 0x91, 0x85, 0x91, 0xFE, 0xFA, 0x8B, 'x', 0x91, 0xFE, 0x61, 0x93, 0xFE}, {{"a", 3}}, 2},
// BSON: elements of types the library does not read become null
{
json::input_format_t::bson, bson_document(
{
bson_element(0x07, "_id", bytes(12)), // ObjectId
bson_element(0x09, "date", bytes(8)), // UTC datetime
bson_element(0x13, "decimal", bytes(16)), // 128-bit decimal
bson_element(0x0B, "regex", {'a', '+', 0, 'i', 0}), // regular expression
bson_element(0x0D, "code", bson_string("f()")), // JavaScript code
bson_element(0x0E, "symbol", bson_string("s")), // symbol
bson_element(0x0C, "pointer", concatenated(bson_string("c"), bytes(12))), // DBPointer
bson_element(0x0F, "scope", concatenated(bson_int32(15), bson_string("g"), bson_document({}))), // code with scope
bson_element(0x06, "undefined", {}), // undefined
bson_element(0xFF, "min", {}), // min key
bson_element(0x7F, "max", {}), // max key
bson_element(0x10, "z", bson_int32(7)),
}),
{{"_id", nullptr}, {"date", nullptr}, {"decimal", nullptr}, {"regex", nullptr}, {"code", nullptr}, {"symbol", nullptr}, {"pointer", nullptr}, {"scope", nullptr}, {"undefined", nullptr}, {"min", nullptr}, {"max", nullptr}, {"z", 7}},
11
},
// BSON: an element of an unknown type becomes null, and the rest of its document is skipped
{
json::input_format_t::bson, bson_document(
{
bson_element(0x03, "inner", bson_document({bson_element(0x10, "a", bson_int32(1)), bson_element(0x42, "x", bytes(3)), bson_element(0x10, "b", bson_int32(2))})),
bson_element(0x04, "array", bson_document({bson_element(0x10, "0", bson_int32(1)), bson_element(0x42, "1", bytes(3))})),
bson_element(0x10, "after", bson_int32(3)),
}),
{{"inner", {{"a", 1}, {"x", nullptr}}}, {"array", {1, nullptr}}, {"after", 3}},
2
},
// BSON: so does a string or byte array whose length cannot be right
{
json::input_format_t::bson, bson_document(
{
bson_element(0x03, "inner", bson_document({bson_element(0x02, "s", bson_string("abc", -10)), bson_element(0x10, "b", bson_int32(2))})),
bson_element(0x03, "bin", bson_document({bson_element(0x05, "b", concatenated(bson_int32(-1), bytes(1))), bson_element(0x10, "b", bson_int32(2))})),
bson_element(0x10, "after", bson_int32(3)),
}),
{{"inner", {{"s", nullptr}}}, {"bin", {{"b", nullptr}}}, {"after", 3}},
2
},
// BSON: a string without its terminator, and a document whose size does not match, are kept
{
json::input_format_t::bson, bson_document(
{
bson_element(0x02, "s", {2, 0, 0, 0, 'a', 'X'}),
bson_element(0x03, "inner", bson_document({bson_element(0x10, "a", bson_int32(1))}, 1)),
}),
{{"s", "a"}, {"inner", {{"a", 1}}}},
2
},
};
for (const auto& repair : repairs)
{
CAPTURE(repair.format);
CAPTURE(repair.input);
const auto result = parse_binary_recovering(repair.input, repair.format);
CHECK(!result.ok);
CHECK(result.balanced);
CHECK(result.errors == repair.errors);
CHECK(result.value == repair.expected);
// the first error is the one reported without recovering
REQUIRE(!result.messages.empty());
CHECK(result.messages.front() == binary_error_message(repair.input, repair.format));
}
}
SECTION("binary formats repair numbers that are out of range")
{
// CBOR: a negative integer below the range of number_integer_t
const auto cbor = parse_binary_recovering({0x3B, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}, json::input_format_t::cbor);
CHECK(cbor.errors == 1);
CHECK(cbor.value.is_number_float());
CHECK(cbor.value.get<double>() == -18446744073709551616.0);
// UBJSON: a high-precision number too large for number_float_t
const auto ubjson = parse_binary_recovering({'H', 'i', 5, '1', 'e', '9', '9', '9'}, json::input_format_t::ubjson);
CHECK(ubjson.errors == 1);
CHECK(ubjson.value.is_number_float());
CHECK(std::isinf(ubjson.value.get<double>()));
}
SECTION("binary formats stop where the end of an item is not known")
{
// a byte that begins no item
const auto cbor = parse_binary_recovering({0x82, 0x01, 0x1C, 0x02}, json::input_format_t::cbor);
CHECK(cbor.errors == 1);
CHECK(cbor.value == json({1}));
// a key that is no item: the unused MessagePack byte, a CBOR break
// in a map of known size, and the end of a BON8 container
const auto msgpack = parse_binary_recovering({0x82, 0xA1, 'a', 0x01, 0xC1, 0x02}, json::input_format_t::msgpack);
CHECK(msgpack.errors == 1);
CHECK(msgpack.value == json({{"a", 1}}));
const auto cbor_break = parse_binary_recovering({0xA2, 0x61, 'a', 0x01, 0xFF, 0x02}, json::input_format_t::cbor);
CHECK(cbor_break.errors == 1);
CHECK(cbor_break.value == json({{"a", 1}}));
const auto bon8 = parse_binary_recovering({0x88, 0x61, 0x91, 0xFE}, json::input_format_t::bon8);
CHECK(bon8.errors == 1);
CHECK(bon8.value == json({{"a", 1}}));
// a skipped member that the input ends in
const auto truncated = parse_binary_recovering({0xA2, 0x01, 0x82, 0x01}, json::input_format_t::cbor);
CHECK(truncated.errors == 2);
CHECK(truncated.balanced);
CHECK(truncated.value == json::object());
// a BSON element of an unknown type in a document whose size cannot be right
const auto bson = parse_binary_recovering(bson_document({bson_element(0x10, "a", bson_int32(1)), bson_element(0x42, "x", bytes(3))}, -10), json::input_format_t::bson);
CHECK(bson.errors == 1);
CHECK(bson.value == json({{"a", 1}, {"x", nullptr}}));
}
SECTION("changed bytes in binary input")
{
const json j = {{"a", {1, -2, {{"b", "c"}}, json::array()}}, {"d", {{"e", nullptr}, {"f", true}}}, {"g", 1.5}, {"h", json::binary({1, 2, 3})}, {"i", "\xC3\xA4"}};
const std::vector<std::pair<json::input_format_t, std::vector<std::uint8_t>>> encodings =
{
{json::input_format_t::cbor, json::to_cbor(j)},
{json::input_format_t::msgpack, json::to_msgpack(j)},
{json::input_format_t::ubjson, json::to_ubjson(j)},
{json::input_format_t::ubjson, json::to_ubjson(j, true, true)},
{json::input_format_t::bjdata, json::to_bjdata(j)},
{json::input_format_t::bjdata, json::to_bjdata(j, true, true)},
{json::input_format_t::bson, json::to_bson(j)},
{json::input_format_t::bon8, json::to_bon8(j)},
};
const std::vector<std::uint8_t> replacements = {0x00, 0x01, 0x7F, 0x80, 0xC1, 0xD9, 0xE0, 0xF7, 0xFE, 0xFF};
for (const auto& encoding : encodings)
{
const auto format = encoding.first;
const auto& original = encoding.second;
CAPTURE(format);
std::vector<std::vector<std::uint8_t>> inputs;
for (std::size_t position = 0; position < original.size(); ++position)
{
for (const auto replacement : replacements)
{
auto changed = original;
changed[position] = replacement;
inputs.push_back(changed);
}
auto removed = original;
removed.erase(removed.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(position));
inputs.push_back(removed);
}
for (const auto& input : inputs)
{
CAPTURE(input);
const auto result = parse_binary_recovering(input, format);
CHECK(result.balanced);
CHECK(result.errors <= input.size() + 1);
// an error is reported exactly if reading into a JSON value
// fails, and the first one is the same
const auto message = binary_error_message(input, format);
CHECK(result.ok == message.empty());
if (!result.ok && result.errors < 100)
{
CHECK(result.messages.front() == message);
}
}
}
}
SECTION("JSON text")
{
// the parser stopped, but reported success