defmodule Sobelow.Misc.BinToTerm do
@moduledoc """
# Insecure use of `binary_to_term`
If user input is passed to Erlang's `binary_to_term` function
it may result in memory exhaustion or code execution. Even with
the `:safe` option, `binary_to_term` will deserialize functions,
and shouldn't be considered safe to use with untrusted input.
`binary_to_term` checks can be ignored with the following command:
$ mix sobelow -i Misc.BinToTerm
"""
@uid 14
@finding_type "Misc.BinToTerm: Unsafe `binary_to_term`"
use Sobelow.Finding
def run(fun, meta_file) do
Finding.init(@finding_type, meta_file.filename, :high)
|> Finding.multi_from_def(fun, parse_def(fun))
|> Enum.each(&Print.add_finding(&1))
end
def parse_def(fun) do
Parse.get_erlang_fun_vars_and_meta(fun, 0, :binary_to_term, :erlang)
end
end