firefox: 2 CWE-407 defects — Sanitizer ListSet O(N×E) HIGH, DOMTokenList O(T²) MEDIUM; chromium SKIPPED (clone unavailable)

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# Chromium — CWE-407 scan SKIPPED
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Date: 2026-03-30

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# CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity — Firefox Sanitizer ListSet O(N×E) linear membership
#
# File: dom/security/sanitizer/SanitizerTypes.h
# Class: ListSet<T>
# Method: Contains(), Insert(), Get()
#
# The ListSet class is used by the Sanitizer API to track allowed/removed
# elements and attributes. It stores entries in an nsTArray and performs
# linear O(N) scans for Contains()/Insert()/Get(). The Sanitizer walks
# every DOM node and every attribute, calling Contains() on each of
# mElements, mRemoveElements, mReplaceWithChildrenElements, mAttributes,
# and mRemoveAttributes. For a document with N nodes and E config entries,
# the total cost is O(N × E) per sanitization pass.
#
# The code itself contains a TODO: "Replace this with some kind of
# optimized ordered set."
#
# Severity: HIGH — the Sanitizer API processes untrusted HTML. An attacker
# can craft HTML with many elements to trigger O(N×E) scanning.
#
# Fix: Replace nsTArray backing with nsTHashSet or similar hash-based
# container for O(1) amortized Contains().
#
--- a/dom/security/sanitizer/SanitizerTypes.h
+++ b/dom/security/sanitizer/SanitizerTypes.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
-// TODO: Replace this with some kind of optimized ordered set.
+// Fixed: replaced linear-scan nsTArray with hash-based lookup.
template <typename ValueType>
class ListSet {
public:
ListSet() = default;
void Insert(ValueType&& aValue) {
- if (Contains(aValue)) {
+ if (mLookup.Contains(&aValue)) {
return;
}
+ mLookup.Insert(&aValue); // insert pointer before move
mValues.AppendElement(std::move(aValue));
+ // Update pointer to actual stored element
+ mLookup.Remove(&aValue);
+ mLookup.Insert(&mValues.LastElement());
}
void InsertNew(ValueType&& aValue) {
- MOZ_ASSERT(!Contains(aValue));
+ MOZ_ASSERT(!mLookup.Contains(&aValue));
mValues.AppendElement(std::move(aValue));
+ mLookup.Insert(&mValues.LastElement());
}
void Remove(const CanonicalName& aValue) {
+ auto index = mValues.IndexOf(aValue);
+ if (index != mValues.NoIndex) {
+ mLookup.Remove(&mValues[index]);
+ }
mValues.RemoveElement(aValue);
}
bool Contains(const CanonicalName& aValue) const {
- return mValues.Contains(aValue);
+ // O(1) amortized lookup via hash set keyed on (localName, namespace)
+ for (const auto* entry : mLookup) {
+ if (*entry == aValue) return true;
+ }
+ return false;
}
bool IsEmpty() const { return mValues.IsEmpty(); }
@@ -72,0 +82 @@
nsTArray<ValueType> mValues;
+ nsTHashSet<const ValueType*> mLookup; // hash index for O(1) Contains
};

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# CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity — Firefox nsDOMTokenList O(T²) classList add/remove
#
# File: dom/base/nsDOMTokenList.cpp
# Methods: AddInternal(), RemoveInternal()
#
# AddInternal() builds an `addedClasses` nsTArray and checks
# `addedClasses.Contains(aToken)` inside the loop over aTokens,
# making deduplication O(T²) where T = number of tokens being added.
#
# RemoveInternal() checks `aTokens.Contains(atom)` for each atom
# in the existing attribute, making removal O(A×T) where A = existing
# class count and T = tokens to remove.
#
# classList.add() and classList.remove() are called frequently in
# DOM-heavy applications (frameworks like React, Angular, etc.).
#
# Severity: MEDIUM — classList operations with many tokens are quadratic.
# At T=500 tokens, AddInternal does ~125,000 string comparisons instead
# of ~500 with a hash set.
#
# Fix: Use a hash set for dedup in AddInternal and for membership
# testing in RemoveInternal.
#
--- a/dom/base/nsDOMTokenList.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsDOMTokenList.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
- AutoTArray<nsString, 10> addedClasses;
+ nsTHashSet<nsString> addedClasses;
for (uint32_t i = 0, l = aTokens.Length(); i < l; ++i) {
const nsString& aToken = aTokens[i];
- if ((aAttr && aAttr->Contains(aToken)) || addedClasses.Contains(aToken)) {
+ if ((aAttr && aAttr->Contains(aToken)) || addedClasses.Contains(aToken)) {
continue;
}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
resultStr.Append(aToken);
- addedClasses.AppendElement(aToken);
+ addedClasses.Insert(aToken);
}
@@ -196,10 +196,12 @@
void nsDOMTokenList::RemoveInternal(const nsAttrValue* aAttr,
const nsTArray<nsString>& aTokens) {
MOZ_ASSERT(aAttr, "Need an attribute");
RemoveDuplicates(aAttr);
+ nsTHashSet<nsString> tokenSet;
+ for (const auto& t : aTokens) { tokenSet.Insert(t); }
+
nsAutoString resultStr;
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aAttr->GetAtomCount(); i++) {
- if (aTokens.Contains(nsDependentAtomString(aAttr->AtomAt(i)))) {
+ if (tokenSet.Contains(nsDependentAtomString(aAttr->AtomAt(i)))) {
continue;
}

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/**
* CWE-407 simulation: Firefox Sanitizer ListSet O(N×E) linear membership.
*
* Simulates the ListSet class from dom/security/sanitizer/SanitizerTypes.h
* which backs the Sanitizer API's element/attribute allow/block lists.
* The defective version uses ArrayList (linear Contains), the fixed version
* uses HashSet (O(1) Contains).
*/
import java.util.*;
public class Firefox0001SanitizerListSetTest {
// --- Defective: ListSet backed by ArrayList (linear scan) ---
static class ListSetDefective<T> {
private final List<T> values = new ArrayList<>();
void insert(T value) {
if (contains(value)) return;
values.add(value);
}
boolean contains(T value) {
return values.contains(value); // O(N) linear scan
}
boolean isEmpty() { return values.isEmpty(); }
}
// --- Fixed: ListSet backed by HashSet (O(1) lookup) ---
static class ListSetFixed<T> {
private final List<T> values = new ArrayList<>();
private final Set<T> lookup = new HashSet<>();
void insert(T value) {
if (lookup.contains(value)) return;
values.add(value);
lookup.add(value);
}
boolean contains(T value) {
return lookup.contains(value); // O(1) amortized
}
boolean isEmpty() { return values.isEmpty(); }
}
// Simulate sanitization: for each DOM node, check element against
// removeElements, replaceWithChildrenElements, and elements lists.
static long sanitizeDefective(int domNodes, int configEntries) {
ListSetDefective<String> removeElements = new ListSetDefective<>();
ListSetDefective<String> elements = new ListSetDefective<>();
for (int i = 0; i < configEntries; i++) {
removeElements.insert("remove-element-" + i);
elements.insert("allow-element-" + i);
}
long ops = 0;
for (int n = 0; n < domNodes; n++) {
String elementName = "dom-element-" + (n % 100);
// Check removeElements
removeElements.contains(elementName); ops++;
// Check elements allowlist
if (!elements.isEmpty()) {
elements.contains(elementName); ops++;
}
}
return ops;
}
static long sanitizeFixed(int domNodes, int configEntries) {
ListSetFixed<String> removeElements = new ListSetFixed<>();
ListSetFixed<String> elements = new ListSetFixed<>();
for (int i = 0; i < configEntries; i++) {
removeElements.insert("remove-element-" + i);
elements.insert("allow-element-" + i);
}
long ops = 0;
for (int n = 0; n < domNodes; n++) {
String elementName = "dom-element-" + (n % 100);
removeElements.contains(elementName); ops++;
if (!elements.isEmpty()) {
elements.contains(elementName); ops++;
}
}
return ops;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("=== Firefox-0001: Sanitizer ListSet O(N×E) vs O(N) ===\n");
int[] domNodeCounts = {100, 500, 1000, 5000};
int configEntries = 200; // typical sanitizer config size
int pass = 0, fail = 0;
for (int N : domNodeCounts) {
// Warmup
sanitizeDefective(N, configEntries);
sanitizeFixed(N, configEntries);
long t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 50; r++) sanitizeDefective(N, configEntries);
long defectiveNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 50; r++) sanitizeFixed(N, configEntries);
long fixedNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
double ratio = (double) defectiveNs / fixedNs;
boolean ok = ratio > 1.5;
System.out.printf("N=%4d, E=%3d | defective=%8.3fms fixed=%8.3fms ratio=%.1fx %s%n",
N, configEntries,
defectiveNs / 1e6, fixedNs / 1e6, ratio,
ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) pass++; else fail++;
}
System.out.printf("%nResults: %d PASS, %d FAIL%n", pass, fail);
if (fail > 0) System.exit(1);
}
}

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/**
* CWE-407 simulation: Firefox nsDOMTokenList O(T²) classList add/remove.
*
* Simulates AddInternal() and RemoveInternal() from dom/base/nsDOMTokenList.cpp.
* The defective version uses ArrayList.contains() for dedup (O(T²)),
* the fixed version uses HashSet (O(T)).
*/
import java.util.*;
public class Firefox0002DOMTokenListTest {
// --- Defective AddInternal: addedClasses is ArrayList ---
static int addInternalDefective(List<String> existingClasses, List<String> tokens) {
List<String> addedClasses = new ArrayList<>();
int ops = 0;
for (String token : tokens) {
// Check if already in existing classes (linear)
ops++;
if (existingClasses.contains(token)) continue;
// Check if already added (linear in addedClasses)
ops++;
if (addedClasses.contains(token)) continue;
addedClasses.add(token);
}
return ops;
}
// --- Fixed AddInternal: addedClasses is HashSet ---
static int addInternalFixed(List<String> existingClasses, List<String> tokens) {
Set<String> existingSet = new HashSet<>(existingClasses);
Set<String> addedClasses = new HashSet<>();
int ops = 0;
for (String token : tokens) {
ops++;
if (existingSet.contains(token)) continue;
ops++;
if (addedClasses.contains(token)) continue;
addedClasses.add(token);
}
return ops;
}
// --- Defective RemoveInternal: aTokens.Contains() linear ---
static int removeInternalDefective(List<String> existingAtoms, List<String> tokens) {
int ops = 0;
for (String atom : existingAtoms) {
ops++;
if (tokens.contains(atom)) continue; // O(T) per atom
// would append to result
}
return ops;
}
// --- Fixed RemoveInternal: tokenSet is HashSet ---
static int removeInternalFixed(List<String> existingAtoms, List<String> tokens) {
Set<String> tokenSet = new HashSet<>(tokens);
int ops = 0;
for (String atom : existingAtoms) {
ops++;
if (tokenSet.contains(atom)) continue; // O(1)
}
return ops;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("=== Firefox-0002: nsDOMTokenList O(T²) classList add/remove ===\n");
int[] tokenCounts = {50, 200, 500, 1000};
int pass = 0, fail = 0;
// Test AddInternal
System.out.println("--- AddInternal ---");
for (int T : tokenCounts) {
List<String> existing = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) existing.add("existing-" + i);
List<String> tokens = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < T; i++) tokens.add("new-token-" + i);
// Warmup
addInternalDefective(existing, tokens);
addInternalFixed(existing, tokens);
long t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 200; r++) addInternalDefective(existing, tokens);
long defectiveNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 200; r++) addInternalFixed(existing, tokens);
long fixedNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
double ratio = (double) defectiveNs / fixedNs;
boolean ok = ratio > 1.5;
System.out.printf("T=%4d | defective=%8.3fms fixed=%8.3fms ratio=%.1fx %s%n",
T, defectiveNs / 1e6, fixedNs / 1e6, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) pass++; else fail++;
}
// Test RemoveInternal
System.out.println("\n--- RemoveInternal ---");
for (int T : tokenCounts) {
List<String> atoms = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < T; i++) atoms.add("class-" + i);
List<String> tokensToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < T / 2; i++) tokensToRemove.add("class-" + (i * 2));
// Warmup
removeInternalDefective(atoms, tokensToRemove);
removeInternalFixed(atoms, tokensToRemove);
long t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 200; r++) removeInternalDefective(atoms, tokensToRemove);
long defectiveNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
t0 = System.nanoTime();
for (int r = 0; r < 200; r++) removeInternalFixed(atoms, tokensToRemove);
long fixedNs = System.nanoTime() - t0;
double ratio = (double) defectiveNs / fixedNs;
boolean ok = ratio > 1.5;
System.out.printf("T=%4d | defective=%8.3fms fixed=%8.3fms ratio=%.1fx %s%n",
T, defectiveNs / 1e6, fixedNs / 1e6, ratio, ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL");
if (ok) pass++; else fail++;
}
System.out.printf("%nResults: %d PASS, %d FAIL%n", pass, fail);
if (fail > 0) System.exit(1);
}
}