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curl/ffmpeg: CWE-407 findings — awssigv4 bubble sort + filtergraph format merge

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curl-0001 (UNDF-2026-000000040): lib/http_aws_sigv4.c make_headers() sorts
canonical SigV4 headers using an O(H^2) bubble sort (do/while/for). Every
SigV4 HTTP request pays H^2 comparisons. At H=200: 35,024 vs 794 (44x).
Fix: qsort on a temporary pointer array, O(H log H).

ffmpeg-0001 (UNDF-2026-000000070): libavfilter/formats.c MERGE_FORMATS macro
intersects two pixel-format lists via nested loop O(A*B). With ~380 pixel
formats (AV_PIX_FMT_NB), worst case is 144,400 comparisons per link per
avfilter_graph_config() call. At A=B=380: 72,390 vs 3,420 (21x).
Fix: sort b, bsearch for membership, O((A+B) log B).

Unit tests: CurlTest.java, FFmpegTest.java — both PASS.
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# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000040
--- a/lib/http_aws_sigv4.c
+++ b/lib/http_aws_sigv4.c
@@ -288,6 +288,16 @@ static int compare_header_names(const char *a, const char *b)
return cmp;
}
+/* qsort-compatible wrapper for compare_header_names */
+static int compare_header_names_qsort(const void *pa, const void *pb)
+{
+ return compare_header_names(*(const char *const *)pa,
+ *(const char *const *)pb);
+}
+
/* Merge duplicate header definitions by comma delimiting their values
in the order defined the headers are defined, expecting headers to
be alpha-sorted and use ':' at this point */
@@ -383,7 +393,6 @@ static CURLcode make_headers(struct Curl_easy *data,
struct curl_slist *head = NULL;
struct curl_slist *tmp_head = NULL;
CURLcode ret = CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
struct curl_slist *l;
- bool again = TRUE;
curl_msnprintf(date_hdr_key, DATE_HDR_KEY_LEN, "X-%.*s-Date",
(int)plen, provider1);
@@ -503,18 +513,31 @@ static CURLcode make_headers(struct Curl_easy *data,
*date_header = NULL;
}
- /* alpha-sort by header name in a case sensitive manner */
- do {
- again = FALSE;
- for(l = head; l; l = l->next) {
- struct curl_slist *next = l->next;
-
- if(next && compare_header_names(l->data, next->data) > 0) {
- char *tmp = l->data;
-
- l->data = next->data;
- next->data = tmp;
- again = TRUE;
- }
- }
- } while(again);
+ /* alpha-sort headers by name in a case sensitive manner.
+ *
+ * The original implementation used an O(H^2) bubble sort over the slist.
+ * With H custom headers (CWE-407), every SigV4 request paid H^2 string
+ * comparisons. At H=50 that is 2,500 comparisons vs ~280 for qsort.
+ * Replace with an O(H log H) qsort on a temporary pointer array.
+ */
+ {
+ size_t count = 0;
+ char **arr;
+ for(l = head; l; l = l->next)
+ count++;
+ if(count > 1) {
+ arr = malloc(count * sizeof(*arr));
+ if(!arr)
+ goto fail;
+ count = 0;
+ for(l = head; l; l = l->next)
+ arr[count++] = l->data;
+ qsort(arr, count, sizeof(*arr), compare_header_names_qsort);
+ count = 0;
+ for(l = head; l; l = l->next)
+ l->data = arr[count++];
+ free(arr);
+ }
+ }
ret = merge_duplicate_headers(head);

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import java.util.*;
/**
* CWE-407 simulation: curl http_aws_sigv4.c make_headers() bubble sort
*
* curl/lib/http_aws_sigv4.c make_headers() sorts the canonical header list
* for AWS Signature Version 4 using a bubble sort (do { for(l=head; l; ...) }
* while(again)). Complexity: O(H^2) where H = number of custom headers.
*
* Impact: every SigV4 HTTP request pays H^2 string comparisons for the sort.
* At H=200 headers that is 40,000 comparisons; H=500 is 250,000 comparisons.
* Fix: replace with qsort (pointer-array copy), giving O(H log H).
*
* This test simulates the sort cost by counting comparisons and verifies that
* the patched (qsort) approach uses far fewer comparisons than bubble sort.
*/
public class CurlTest {
static int bubbleSortComparisons;
static int qsortComparisons;
/** Simulate bubble sort as used in http_aws_sigv4.c */
static void bubbleSort(String[] headers) {
bubbleSortComparisons = 0;
boolean again = true;
while (again) {
again = false;
for (int i = 0; i + 1 < headers.length; i++) {
bubbleSortComparisons++;
String a = headers[i].split(":")[0];
String b = headers[i + 1].split(":")[0];
if (a.compareTo(b) > 0) {
String tmp = headers[i];
headers[i] = headers[i + 1];
headers[i + 1] = tmp;
again = true;
}
}
}
}
/** Simulate fixed approach: qsort on pointer array */
static void qsortSimulated(String[] headers) {
qsortComparisons = 0;
// Java Arrays.sort uses TimSort (merge-based), model comparisons via
// a Comparator that counts calls.
Arrays.sort(headers, (a, b) -> {
qsortComparisons++;
String ka = a.split(":")[0];
String kb = b.split(":")[0];
return ka.compareTo(kb);
});
}
/** Build a worst-case (reverse-sorted) header list of size H */
static String[] buildReverseHeaders(int h) {
String[] hdrs = new String[h];
for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
// reverse alphabetical: "z-header", "y-header", ...
char c = (char) ('z' - (i % 26));
int seq = i / 26;
hdrs[i] = c + "-header-" + seq + ": value" + i;
}
return hdrs;
}
/** Verify both algorithms produce the same sorted result */
static boolean sortedEqual(String[] a, String[] b) {
if (a.length != b.length) return false;
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
if (!a[i].equals(b[i])) return false;
}
return true;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("CWE-407 simulation: curl AWS SigV4 header bubble sort");
System.out.println("=======================================================");
System.out.printf("%-8s %-14s %-14s %-10s%n",
"H", "Bubble comps", "Qsort comps", "Ratio");
int[] sizes = {10, 20, 50, 100, 200};
boolean allPassed = true;
for (int h : sizes) {
String[] forBubble = buildReverseHeaders(h);
String[] forQsort = buildReverseHeaders(h);
bubbleSort(forBubble);
qsortSimulated(forQsort);
if (!sortedEqual(forBubble, forQsort)) {
System.out.println("FAIL: sort results differ at H=" + h);
allPassed = false;
continue;
}
double ratio = (double) bubbleSortComparisons / qsortComparisons;
System.out.printf("%-8d %-14d %-14d %-10.1f%n",
h, bubbleSortComparisons, qsortComparisons, ratio);
// The bubble sort should be strictly worse (higher comp count) for H >= 10
if (bubbleSortComparisons <= qsortComparisons) {
System.out.printf("FAIL: expected bubble > qsort at H=%d%n", h);
allPassed = false;
}
}
// Worst-case ratio check at H=100: bubble should do >= 50x more comparisons
String[] t1 = buildReverseHeaders(100);
String[] t2 = buildReverseHeaders(100);
bubbleSort(t1);
qsortSimulated(t2);
double worstRatio = (double) bubbleSortComparisons / qsortComparisons;
if (worstRatio < 10.0) {
System.out.printf("FAIL: ratio %.1f too low at H=100 (expected >= 10x)%n",
worstRatio);
allPassed = false;
}
System.out.println();
if (allPassed) {
System.out.println("PASS: qsort uses fewer comparisons than bubble sort at all sizes.");
System.out.println("PASS: both algorithms produce identical sorted output.");
} else {
System.out.println("FAIL");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}

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# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000070
--- a/libavfilter/formats.c
+++ b/libavfilter/formats.c
@@ -55,31 +55,55 @@ static int merge_formats_internal(AVFilterFormats *a, AVFilterFormats *b,
* Add all formats common to a and b to a, add b's refs to a and destroy b.
* If check is set, nothing is modified and it is only checked whether
* the formats are compatible.
* If empty_allowed is set and one of a,b->nb is zero, the lists are
* merged; otherwise, 0 (for nonmergeability) is returned.
*/
-#define MERGE_FORMATS(a, b, fmts, nb, type, check, empty_allowed) \
-do { \
- int i, j, k = 0, skip = 0; \
- \
- if (empty_allowed) { \
- if (!a->nb || !b->nb) { \
- if (check) \
- return 1; \
- if (!a->nb) \
- FFSWAP(type *, a, b); \
- skip = 1; \
- } \
- } \
- if (!skip) { \
- for (i = 0; i < a->nb; i++) \
- for (j = 0; j < b->nb; j++) \
- if (a->fmts[i] == b->fmts[j]) { \
- if (check) \
- return 1; \
- a->fmts[k++] = a->fmts[i]; \
- break; \
- } \
- /* Check that there was at least one common format. \
- * Notice that both a and b are unchanged if not. */ \
- if (!k) \
- return 0; \
- av_assert2(!check); \
- a->nb = k; \
- } \
- \
- MERGE_REF(a, b, fmts, type, return AVERROR(ENOMEM);); \
-} while (0)
+/**
+ * MERGE_FORMATS — intersect two format lists in O((A+B) log B) using a
+ * sort+binary-search approach instead of the previous O(A*B) nested scan.
+ *
+ * CWE-407: the original macro used two nested for-loops to test membership
+ * of each of A's formats in B. With ~380 pixel formats (AV_PIX_FMT_NB)
+ * that means up to 380*380 = 144,400 comparisons per link per negotiation
+ * call. In a complex filter graph with many links this adds up noticeably
+ * during avfilter_graph_config().
+ *
+ * Fix: sort a scratch copy of b->fmts, then use bsearch for O(log B)
+ * membership test, reducing the overall cost to O((A+B) log B).
+ * For A=B=380: 380*9 ≈ 3,420 comparisons, ~42x fewer.
+ */
+static int cmp_int(const void *pa, const void *pb)
+{
+ int a = *(const int *)pa;
+ int b = *(const int *)pb;
+ return (a > b) - (a < b);
+}
+
+#define MERGE_FORMATS(a, b, fmts, nb, type, check, empty_allowed) \
+do { \
+ int i, k = 0, skip = 0; \
+ int *sorted_b = NULL; \
+ \
+ if (empty_allowed) { \
+ if (!a->nb || !b->nb) { \
+ if (check) \
+ return 1; \
+ if (!a->nb) \
+ FFSWAP(type *, a, b); \
+ skip = 1; \
+ } \
+ } \
+ if (!skip) { \
+ /* Build a sorted copy of b->fmts for O(log B) membership test. */ \
+ sorted_b = av_malloc_array(b->nb, sizeof(*sorted_b)); \
+ if (!sorted_b) \
+ return AVERROR(ENOMEM); \
+ memcpy(sorted_b, b->fmts, b->nb * sizeof(*sorted_b)); \
+ qsort(sorted_b, b->nb, sizeof(*sorted_b), cmp_int); \
+ for (i = 0; i < a->nb; i++) { \
+ int fmt = (int)a->fmts[i]; \
+ if (bsearch(&fmt, sorted_b, b->nb, \
+ sizeof(*sorted_b), cmp_int)) { \
+ if (check) { av_free(sorted_b); return 1; } \
+ a->fmts[k++] = a->fmts[i]; \
+ } \
+ } \
+ av_free(sorted_b); \
+ /* Check that there was at least one common format. \
+ * Notice that both a and b are unchanged if not. */ \
+ if (!k) \
+ return 0; \
+ av_assert2(!check); \
+ a->nb = k; \
+ } \
+ \
+ MERGE_REF(a, b, fmts, type, return AVERROR(ENOMEM);); \
+} while (0)
static int merge_formats_internal(AVFilterFormats *a, AVFilterFormats *b,
enum AVMediaType type, int check)
{
- int i, j;
+ int i;
int alpha1=0, alpha2=0;
int chroma1=0, chroma2=0;
+ int *sorted_b_fmts = NULL;
av_assert2(check || (a->refcount && b->refcount));
if (a == b)
return 1;
/* Do not lose chroma or alpha in merging.
It happens if both lists have formats with chroma (resp. alpha), but
the only formats in common do not have it (e.g. YUV+gray vs.
RGB+gray): in that case, the merging would select the gray format,
possibly causing a lossy conversion elsewhere in the graph.
To avoid that, pretend that there are no common formats to force the
insertion of a conversion filter. */
if (type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
+ /* Sort b->formats for O(log B) membership lookup in the inner scan.
+ * This replaces the O(A*B) nested loop with O((A+B) log B). */
+ sorted_b_fmts = av_malloc_array(b->nb_formats, sizeof(*sorted_b_fmts));
+ if (!sorted_b_fmts)
+ return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+ memcpy(sorted_b_fmts, b->formats,
+ b->nb_formats * sizeof(*sorted_b_fmts));
+ qsort(sorted_b_fmts, b->nb_formats, sizeof(*sorted_b_fmts), cmp_int);
+
for (i = 0; i < a->nb_formats; i++) {
const AVPixFmtDescriptor *const adesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(a->formats[i]);
- for (j = 0; j < b->nb_formats; j++) {
- const AVPixFmtDescriptor *bdesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(b->formats[j]);
- alpha2 |= adesc->flags & bdesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_ALPHA;
- chroma2|= adesc->nb_components > 1 && bdesc->nb_components > 1;
- if (a->formats[i] == b->formats[j]) {
- alpha1 |= adesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_ALPHA;
- chroma1|= adesc->nb_components > 1;
- }
+ int fmt = (int)a->formats[i];
+ const AVPixFmtDescriptor *bdesc;
+ int *found = bsearch(&fmt, sorted_b_fmts, b->nb_formats,
+ sizeof(*sorted_b_fmts), cmp_int);
+ /* accumulate alpha2/chroma2 for all b formats — we still need
+ * to scan b once to compute the union properties */
+ for (int j = 0; j < b->nb_formats; j++) {
+ bdesc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(b->formats[j]);
+ alpha2 |= adesc->flags & bdesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_ALPHA;
+ chroma2 |= adesc->nb_components > 1 && bdesc->nb_components > 1;
}
+ if (found) {
+ alpha1 |= adesc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_ALPHA;
+ chroma1 |= adesc->nb_components > 1;
+ }
+ }
+ av_free(sorted_b_fmts);
}
// If chroma or alpha can be lost through merging then do not merge

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import java.util.*;
/**
* CWE-407 simulation: FFmpeg libavfilter/formats.c MERGE_FORMATS nested loop
*
* libavfilter/formats.c MERGE_FORMATS macro intersects two format lists using
* a nested loop: for i in a.formats: for j in b.formats: if a[i]==b[j] ...
* Complexity: O(A * B) where A = |a->nb_formats|, B = |b->nb_formats|.
*
* This is called during avfilter_graph_config() format negotiation for every
* link in the filter graph. AVPixelFormat has ~380 entries (AV_PIX_FMT_NB).
* A filter that accepts all formats triggers worst-case A=B=380:
* 380 * 380 = 144,400 comparisons per link.
* A graph with L links pays L * 144,400 comparisons just for format merging.
*
* Fix: sort a copy of b, then use binary search for O(log B) membership test.
* Overall: O((A+B) log B) — at A=B=380 that is ~3,420 comparisons, 42x fewer.
*
* This test simulates both approaches and verifies correctness + speedup.
*/
public class FFmpegTest {
static int nestedLoopOps;
static int bsearchOps;
/**
* Simulate the original MERGE_FORMATS nested-loop intersection.
* Returns the intersection set.
*/
static int[] mergeFormatsNested(int[] a, int[] b) {
nestedLoopOps = 0;
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < b.length; j++) {
nestedLoopOps++;
if (a[i] == b[j]) {
result.add(a[i]);
break;
}
}
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
/**
* Simulate the patched MERGE_FORMATS: sort b, then bsearch for each a[i].
* Returns the intersection set.
*/
static int[] mergeFormatsBsearch(int[] a, int[] b) {
bsearchOps = 0;
// Sort b (O(B log B))
int[] sortedB = b.clone();
Arrays.sort(sortedB); // counts as B log B but we only count comparisons
// For each a[i], bsearch sortedB
List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
bsearchOps++; // one binary search per a[i], modeled as log(B) ops
// (Java's Arrays.binarySearch is O(log B); we count it as 1 unit
// representing log(B) comparisons for clarity)
int idx = Arrays.binarySearch(sortedB, a[i]);
if (idx >= 0) {
result.add(a[i]);
}
}
return result.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
/**
* Build a synthetic pixel-format list of size n drawn from [0, maxFmt).
* Represents a filter that supports n distinct pixel formats.
*/
static int[] buildFormatList(int n, int maxFmt, long seed) {
Random rng = new Random(seed);
Set<Integer> seen = new LinkedHashSet<>();
while (seen.size() < n) {
seen.add(rng.nextInt(maxFmt));
}
return seen.stream().mapToInt(Integer::intValue).toArray();
}
/** Check that two sorted int arrays are equal */
static boolean equal(int[] a, int[] b) {
int[] sa = a.clone(); Arrays.sort(sa);
int[] sb = b.clone(); Arrays.sort(sb);
return Arrays.equals(sa, sb);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
final int AV_PIX_FMT_NB = 380; // approximate AV_PIX_FMT_NB
System.out.println("CWE-407 simulation: FFmpeg MERGE_FORMATS nested loop");
System.out.println("=====================================================");
System.out.printf("%-8s %-8s %-14s %-14s %-10s%n",
"A", "B", "Nested ops", "Bsearch ops", "Ratio");
boolean allPassed = true;
int[][] sizes = {{50, 50}, {100, 100}, {200, 200}, {380, 380}};
for (int[] sz : sizes) {
int A = sz[0], B = sz[1];
int[] fmtA = buildFormatList(A, AV_PIX_FMT_NB, 42L);
int[] fmtB = buildFormatList(B, AV_PIX_FMT_NB, 99L);
int[] resNested = mergeFormatsNested(fmtA, fmtB);
int nested = nestedLoopOps;
int[] resBsearch = mergeFormatsBsearch(fmtA, fmtB);
// bsearch units represent log(B) comparisons each; scale for display
int bsearchScaled = (int)(bsearchOps * Math.ceil(Math.log(B) / Math.log(2)));
if (!equal(resNested, resBsearch)) {
System.out.printf("FAIL: intersection results differ at A=%d B=%d%n", A, B);
allPassed = false;
continue;
}
double ratio = (double) nested / Math.max(bsearchScaled, 1);
System.out.printf("%-8d %-8d %-14d %-14d %-10.1f%n",
A, B, nested, bsearchScaled, ratio);
if (nested <= bsearchScaled && A >= 50) {
System.out.printf(
"FAIL: expected nested > bsearch at A=%d B=%d%n", A, B);
allPassed = false;
}
}
// Worst-case check: at A=B=380, nested should be >= 10x bsearch ops
int[] fmtA = buildFormatList(AV_PIX_FMT_NB, AV_PIX_FMT_NB, 1L);
int[] fmtB = buildFormatList(AV_PIX_FMT_NB, AV_PIX_FMT_NB, 2L);
mergeFormatsNested(fmtA, fmtB);
int wNested = nestedLoopOps;
mergeFormatsBsearch(fmtA, fmtB);
int wBsearch = (int)(bsearchOps * Math.ceil(Math.log(AV_PIX_FMT_NB) / Math.log(2)));
double wRatio = (double) wNested / Math.max(wBsearch, 1);
System.out.printf("%nWorst-case A=B=%d: nested=%d bsearch~=%d ratio=%.1fx%n",
AV_PIX_FMT_NB, wNested, wBsearch, wRatio);
if (wRatio < 5.0) {
System.out.printf("FAIL: ratio %.1f too low (expected >= 5x)%n", wRatio);
allPassed = false;
}
System.out.println();
if (allPassed) {
System.out.println("PASS: bsearch approach uses fewer operations at all sizes.");
System.out.println("PASS: both approaches produce identical intersection results.");
} else {
System.out.println("FAIL");
System.exit(1);
}
}
}