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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.text;
19  
20  import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
21  import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
22  import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
23  
24  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
25  import java.io.IOException;
26  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
27  import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
28  
29  import org.apache.commons.lang3.CharUtils;
30  import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationUtils;
31  import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
32  
33  /**
34   * Tests {@link StrBuilder#clear()} zero-copy APIs expose backing char buffer.
35   * <p>
36   * readFrom(Readable) Reader branch: reads directly into the internal char[] buffer, so a Reader that is also an attacker can observe stale chars in that buffer
37   * beyond the logical content.
38   * </p>
39   * <p>
40   * Pre-patch: A Reader can inspect chars beyond the current write position.
41   * </p>
42   * <p>
43   * Post-patch: readFrom uses a temporary buffer so stale internal chars are not exposed.
44   * </p>
45   */
46  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
47  public class StrBuilderClearTest {
48  
49      /** Search for a string encoded as UTF-16BE (2 bytes per char) in a byte array. */
50      private static boolean containsUtf16Be(final byte[] haystack, final String needle) throws IOException {
51          final byte[] needleBytes = needle.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_16BE);
52          outer: for (int i = 0; i <= haystack.length - needleBytes.length; i++) {
53              for (int j = 0; j < needleBytes.length; j++) {
54                  if (haystack[i + j] != needleBytes[j]) {
55                      continue outer;
56                  }
57              }
58              return true;
59          }
60          return false;
61      }
62  
63      @Test
64      public void testDeserializedStrBuilderHasNoStaleBufferContent() throws Exception {
65          final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder("secret_password_xyzzy");
66          sb.clear();
67          sb.append("safe");
68          final byte[] serialized = SerializationUtils.serialize(sb);
69          final StrBuilder sb2;
70          // Deserialize and inspect the buffer
71          try (ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(serialized))) {
72              sb2 = (StrBuilder) ois.readObject();
73          }
74          final char[] buf2 = sb2.buffer;
75          final String bufContent = new String(buf2);
76          assertFalse(bufContent.contains("secret_password"), "Deserialized StrBuilder buffer must not contain stale chars: " + bufContent);
77      }
78  
79      @Test
80      public void testReadFromReaderDoesNotExposeStaleInternalBuffer() throws IOException {
81          final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder();
82          // Write a long "secret" string to fill the internal buffer
83          sb.append("SECRET_DATA_SHOULD_NOT_LEAK_ABCDEFGHIJ");
84          // Now clear it (logical size goes to 0, but internal buffer still holds old chars)
85          sb.clear();
86          // sb now has logical size 0 but internal buffer still contains "SECRET_DATA..."
87          // Now readFrom a SpyReader that only supplies short data but inspects the buffer.
88          // The spy observes what's in the buffer BEYOND the bytes it writes.
89          // We write "hi" (2 chars), so stale content starts at position 2:
90          // "CRET_DATA_SHOULD_NOT_LEAK_ABCDEFGHIJ..." is at positions 2+.
91          try (SpyReader spy = new SpyReader("hi")) {
92              sb.readFrom(spy);
93              // Post-patch: stale chars must NOT be visible to the Reader
94              assertFalse(spy.observedStaleChars("_DATA_SHOULD_NOT_LEAK"));
95          }
96      }
97  
98      @Test
99      void testReplaceImplLeavesResidue() throws Exception {
100         final String string = "SECRET_PASSWORD_DATA";
101         final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder(string);
102         assertEquals(20, sb.length());
103         // Shrink: replace [0,20) with "X" => removeLen=20, insertLen=1, newSize=1.
104         sb.replace(0, 20, "X");
105         assertEquals(1, sb.length());
106         assertEquals("X", sb.toString());
107         final char[] buf = sb.getBuffer();
108         assertTrue(buf.length >= 20);
109         // Tail [1..20) should be cleared but isn't on baseline => residue persists.
110         // Probe offset 5: original was '_' (underscore from "SECRET_..."). After
111         // arraycopy(buf, endIndex=20, buf, startIndex+insertLen=1, size-endIndex=0)
112         // the shift is a no-op, so buf[5] retains the original 'T' from "SECRET_".
113         // Either way it is non-NUL.
114         assertEquals(CharUtils.NUL, buf[5]);
115         // Dump the visible residue at the logical-unused tail.
116         for (int i = 1; i < 20; i++) {
117             assertEquals(CharUtils.NUL, buf[i]);
118         }
119     }
120 
121     @Test
122     void testSetLengthShrinkLeavesResidue() throws Exception {
123         final String string = "CONFIDENTIAL_TOKEN_VALUE";
124         final int len = string.length();
125         final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder(string);
126         assertEquals(len, sb.length());
127         // setLength(5) shrinks: size = 5, but [5..24) is NOT cleared.
128         sb.setLength(5);
129         assertEquals(5, sb.length());
130         assertEquals("CONFI", sb.toString());
131         final char[] buf = sb.getBuffer();
132         assertTrue(buf.length >= len);
133         // Probe offset 10: original was 'L' (CONFIDENTIA*L*_TOKEN_VALUE).
134         assertEquals(CharUtils.NUL, buf[10]);
135         for (int i = 5; i < len; i++) {
136             assertEquals(CharUtils.NUL, buf[i]);
137         }
138     }
139 
140     @Test
141     public void testStaleCharsNotLeakedAfterClear() throws Exception {
142         final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder("secret_password_xyzzy_leak");
143         // clear() resets logical size to 0 but leaves chars in buffer
144         sb.clear();
145         // append something shorter than the original
146         sb.append("ok");
147         // Stale content is serialized as UTF-16BE char[] data.
148         // "xyzzy_leak" was at positions 15+, well beyond "ok" (len=2), so must not appear.
149         assertFalse(containsUtf16Be(SerializationUtils.serialize(sb), "xyzzy_leak"));
150     }
151 
152     @Test
153     public void testStaleCharsNotLeakedAfterTruncate() throws Exception {
154         final StrBuilder sb = new StrBuilder("top_secret_key_material");
155         // truncate to a short length – tail remains in buffer
156         sb.delete(6, sb.length());
157         // sb now logically contains "top_se"
158         assertFalse(containsUtf16Be(SerializationUtils.serialize(sb), "secret_key_material"));
159     }
160 }