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wasm-decompile: Assertion `false' failed.

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Description

Environments

OS : Ubuntu 18.04 5.4.0-150-generic
Commit : e97d53c5fcbb604fc36432df4fc117d13558d7fd
Version : 1.0.34

Vulnerability Description

Affected Tool : wasm-decompile
Affected Version : <= 1.0.34
Impact : Denial of Service

  • The assertion 'false' in /src/decompiler.cc:414( in wabt 1.0.34 can cause a denial of service(assertion failure) via a crafted wasm file.
case NodeType::Uninitialized:
   assert(false);
   break;

PoC

1. Input File

wasm-decompile-PoC.zip

2. Reproduce

$ ~/wabt/bin/wasm-decompile wasm-decompile-PoC

3. Stack Trace

$ ~/wabt/bin/wasm-decompile wasm-decompile-PoC
wasm-decompile: ../../../../src/decompiler.cc:414: wabt::Decompiler::Value wabt::Decompiler::DecompileExpr(const wabt::Node &, const wabt::Node *): Assertion `false' failed.
Aborted

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Research direction

Start in src/decompiler.cc:414 and inspect Decompiler::DecompileExpr around the NodeType::Uninitialized case. Reproduce the failure with the linked wasm-decompile PoC and the command shown in the issue. Done means wasm-decompile no longer aborts with an assertion for that crafted input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, wasm
Domain
compilers, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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