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[libpcap] / rpcapd / rpcapd.c

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#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif

#ifdef _WIN32
#define USE_THREADS             // threads vs. subprocesses
#endif

#include <errno.h>              // for the errno variable
#include <stdlib.h>             // for malloc(), free(), ...
#include <pcap.h>               // for PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE
#include <signal.h>             // for signal()
#include <pthread.h>

#include "portability.h"        // this includes <string.h>
#include "rpcapd.h"
#include "fileconf.h"           // for the configuration file management
#include "sockutils.h"          // for socket calls
#include "rpcap-protocol.h"
#include "pcap-rpcap-int.h"
#include "daemon.h"             // the true main() method of this daemon
#include "utils.h"              // Missing calls and such

#ifdef _WIN32
#include "win32-svc.h"          // for Win32 service stuff
#else
#include <unistd.h>             // for exit()
#include <sys/wait.h>           // waitpid()
#endif


// Global variables
char hostlist[MAX_HOST_LIST + 1];               //!< Keeps the list of the hosts that are allowed to connect to this server
struct active_pars activelist[MAX_ACTIVE_LIST];         //!< Keeps the list of the hosts (host, port) on which I want to connect to (active mode)
int nullAuthAllowed;                            //!< '1' if we permit NULL authentication, '0' otherwise
static SOCKET sockmain;                         //!< keeps the main socket identifier
char loadfile[MAX_LINE + 1];                    //!< Name of the file from which we have to load the configuration
int passivemode = 1;                            //!< '1' if we want to run in passive mode as well
struct addrinfo mainhints;                      //!< temporary struct to keep settings needed to open the new socket
char address[MAX_LINE + 1];                     //!< keeps the network address (either numeric or literal) to bind to
char port[MAX_LINE + 1];                        //!< keeps the network port to bind to

extern char *optarg;    // for getopt()

// Function definition
static void main_passive(void *ptr);
static void main_active(void *ptr);

#ifndef _WIN32
static void main_cleanup_childs(int sign);
#endif

#define RPCAP_ACTIVE_WAIT 30            /* Waiting time between two attempts to open a connection, in active mode (default: 30 sec) */

/*!
        \brief Prints the usage screen if it is launched in console mode.
*/
static void printusage(void)
{
        char *usagetext =
        "USAGE:\n"
        " "  PROGRAM_NAME " [-b <address>] [-p <port>] [-6] [-l <host_list>] [-a <host,port>]\n"
        "        [-n] [-v] [-d] [-s <file>] [-f <file>]\n"
        "  -b <address>: the address to bind to (either numeric or literal).\n"
    "      Default: it binds to all local IPv4 addresses\n"
        "  -p <port>: the port to bind to. Default: it binds to port " RPCAP_DEFAULT_NETPORT "\n"
        "  -4: use only IPv4 (default both IPv4 and IPv6 waiting sockets are used)\n"
        "  -l <host_list>: a file that keeps the list of the hosts which are allowed\n"
        "      to connect to this server (if more than one, list them one per line).\n"
        "      We suggest to use literal names (instead of numeric ones) in order to\n"
        "      avoid problems with different address families\n"
        "  -n: permit NULL authentication (usually used with '-l')\n"
        "  -a <host,port>: run in active mode when connecting to 'host' on port 'port'\n"
        "      In case 'port' is omitted, the default port (" RPCAP_DEFAULT_NETPORT_ACTIVE ") is used\n"
        "  -v: run in active mode only (default: if '-a' is specified, it accepts\n"
        "      passive connections as well\n"
        "  -d: run in daemon mode (UNIX only) or as a service (Win32 only)\n"
        "      Warning (Win32): this switch is provided automatically when the service\n"
        "      is started from the control panel\n"
        "  -s <file>: save the current configuration to file\n"
        "  -f <file>: load the current configuration from file; all the switches\n"
        "      specified from the command line are ignored\n"
    "  -h: print this help screen\n\n";

        printf("%s", usagetext);
}



//! Program main
int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
{
        char savefile[MAX_LINE + 1];            // name of the file on which we have to save the configuration
        int isdaemon = 0;                       // Not null if the user wants to run this program as a daemon
        int retval;                             // keeps the returning value from several functions
        char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE + 1];      // keeps the error string, prior to be printed

        savefile[0] = 0;
        loadfile[0] = 0;
        hostlist[0] = 0;

        // Initialize errbuf
        memset(errbuf, 0, sizeof(errbuf));

        if (sock_init(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE) == -1)
        {
                SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);
                exit(-1);
        }

        strncpy(address, RPCAP_DEFAULT_NETADDR, MAX_LINE);
        strncpy(port, RPCAP_DEFAULT_NETPORT, MAX_LINE);

        // Prepare to open a new server socket
        memset(&mainhints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));

        mainhints.ai_family = PF_UNSPEC;
        mainhints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;        // Ready to a bind() socket
        mainhints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;

        // Getting the proper command line options
        while ((retval = getopt(argc, argv, "b:dhp:4l:na:s:f:v")) != -1)
        {
                switch (retval)
                {
                        case 'b':
                                strncpy(address, optarg, MAX_LINE);
                                break;
                        case 'p':
                                strncpy(port, optarg, MAX_LINE);
                                break;
                        case '4':
                                mainhints.ai_family = PF_INET;          // IPv4 server only
                                break;
                        case 'd':
                                isdaemon = 1;
                                break;
                        case 'n':
                                nullAuthAllowed = 1;
                                break;
                        case 'v':
                                passivemode = 0;
                                break;
                        case 'l':
                        {
                                strncpy(hostlist, optarg, sizeof(hostlist));
                                break;
                        }
                        case 'a':
                        {
                                char *tmpaddress, *tmpport;
                                char *lasts;
                                int i = 0;

                                tmpaddress = pcap_strtok_r(optarg, RPCAP_HOSTLIST_SEP, &lasts);

                                while ((tmpaddress != NULL) && (i < MAX_ACTIVE_LIST))
                                {
                                        tmpport = pcap_strtok_r(NULL, RPCAP_HOSTLIST_SEP, &lasts);

                                        strlcpy(activelist[i].address, tmpaddress, MAX_LINE);
                                        
                                        if ((tmpport == NULL) || (strcmp(tmpport, "DEFAULT") == 0)) // the user choose a custom port
                                                strlcpy(activelist[i].port, RPCAP_DEFAULT_NETPORT_ACTIVE, MAX_LINE);
                                        else
                                                strlcpy(activelist[i].port, tmpport, MAX_LINE);

                                        tmpaddress = pcap_strtok_r(NULL, RPCAP_HOSTLIST_SEP, &lasts);

                                        i++;
                                }
                                
                                if (i > MAX_ACTIVE_LIST)
                                        SOCK_ASSERT("Only MAX_ACTIVE_LIST active connections are currently supported.", 1);

                                // I don't initialize the remaining part of the structure, since
                                // it is already zeroed (it is a global var)
                                break;
                        }
                        case 'f':
                                strlcpy(loadfile, optarg, MAX_LINE);
                                break;
                        case 's':
                                strlcpy(savefile, optarg, MAX_LINE);
                                break;
                        case 'h':
                                printusage();
                                exit(0);
                        default:
                                break;
                }
        }

        if (savefile[0])
        {
                if (fileconf_save(savefile))
                        SOCK_ASSERT("Error when saving the configuration to file", 1);
        }

        // If the file does not exist, it keeps the settings provided by the command line
        if (loadfile[0])
                fileconf_read(0);

#ifndef _WIN32
        // SIGTERM (i.e. kill -15) is not generated in Win32, although it is included for ANSI compatibility
        signal(SIGTERM, main_cleanup);
        signal(SIGCHLD, main_cleanup_childs);
#endif

        // forking a daemon, if it is needed
        if (isdaemon)
        {
#ifndef _WIN32
                int pid;

                // Unix Network Programming, pg 336
                if ((pid = fork()) != 0)
                        exit(0);                // Parent terminates

                // First child continues
                // Set daemon mode
                setsid();
                
                // generated under unix with 'kill -HUP', needed to reload the configuration
                signal(SIGHUP, fileconf_read);

                if ((pid = fork()) != 0)
                        exit(0);                // First child terminates

                // LINUX WARNING: the current linux implementation of pthreads requires a management thread
                // to handle some hidden stuff. So, as soon as you create the first thread, two threads are
                // created. Fom this point on, the number of threads active are always one more compared
                // to the number you're expecting

                // Second child continues
//              umask(0);
//              chdir("/");
#else
                // We use the SIGABRT signal to kill the Win32 service
                signal(SIGABRT, main_cleanup);

                // If this call succeeds, it is blocking on Win32
                if (svc_start() != 1)
                        SOCK_ASSERT("Unable to start the service", 1);

                // When the previous call returns, the entire application has to be stopped.
                exit(0);
#endif
        }
        else    // Console mode
        {
                // Enable the catching of Ctrl+C
                signal(SIGINT, main_cleanup);

#ifndef _WIN32
                // generated under unix with 'kill -HUP', needed to reload the configuration
                // We do not have this kind of signal in Win32
                signal(SIGHUP, fileconf_read);
#endif

                printf("Press CTRL + C to stop the server...\n");
        }

        // If we're a Win32 service, we have already called this function in the service_main
        main_startup();

        // The code should never arrive here (since the main_startup is blocking)
        //  however this avoids a compiler warning
        exit(0);
}

void main_startup(void)
{
        char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE + 1];      // keeps the error string, prior to be printed
        struct addrinfo *addrinfo;              // keeps the addrinfo chain; required to open a new socket
        int i;
#ifdef USE_THREADS
        pthread_t threadId;                     // Pthread variable that keeps the thread structures
        pthread_attr_t detachedAttribute;       // PThread attribute needed to create the thread as detached
#else
        pid_t pid;
#endif

        i = 0;
        addrinfo = NULL;
        memset(errbuf, 0, sizeof(errbuf));

        // Starts all the active threads
        while ((activelist[i].address[0] != 0) && (i < MAX_ACTIVE_LIST))
        {
                activelist[i].ai_family = mainhints.ai_family;
                
#ifdef USE_THREADS
                /* GV we need this to create the thread as detached. */
                /* GV otherwise, the thread handle is not destroyed  */
                pthread_attr_init(&detachedAttribute); 
                pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&detachedAttribute, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);

                if (pthread_create(&threadId, &detachedAttribute, (void *) &main_active, (void *) &activelist[i]))
                {
                        SOCK_ASSERT("Error creating the active child thread", 1);
                        pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);
                        continue;
                }
                pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);
#else
                if ((pid = fork()) == 0)        // I am the child
                {
                        main_active((void *) &activelist[i]);
                        exit(0);
                }
#endif
                i++;
        }

        /*
         * The code that manages the active connections is not blocking;
         * the code that manages the passive connection is blocking.
         * So, if the user does not want to run in passive mode, we have
         * to block the main thread here, otherwise the program ends and
         * all threads are stopped.
         *
         * WARNING: this means that in case we have only active mode,
         * the program does not terminate even if all the child thread
         * terminates. The user has always to press Ctrl+C (or send a
         * SIGTERM) to terminate the program.
         */
        if (passivemode)
        {
                struct addrinfo *tempaddrinfo;

                // Do the work
                if (sock_initaddress((address[0]) ? address : NULL, port, &mainhints, &addrinfo, errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE) == -1)
                {
                        SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);
                        return;
                }

                tempaddrinfo = addrinfo;

                while (tempaddrinfo)
                {
                        SOCKET *socktemp;

                        if ((sockmain = sock_open(tempaddrinfo, SOCKOPEN_SERVER, SOCKET_MAXCONN, errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE)) == -1)
                        {
                                SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);
                                tempaddrinfo = tempaddrinfo->ai_next;
                                continue;
                        }

                        // This trick is needed in order to allow the child thread to save the 'sockmain' variable
                        // withouth getting it overwritten by the sock_open, in case we want to open more than one waiting sockets
                        // For instance, the pthread_create() will accept the socktemp variable, and it will deallocate immediately that variable
                        socktemp = (SOCKET *) malloc (sizeof (SOCKET));
                        if (socktemp == NULL)
                                exit(0);

                        *socktemp = sockmain;

#ifdef USE_THREADS
                        /* GV we need this to create the thread as detached. */
                        /* GV otherwise, the thread handle is not destroyed  */
                        pthread_attr_init(&detachedAttribute); 
                        pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&detachedAttribute, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);

                        if (pthread_create(&threadId, &detachedAttribute, (void *) &main_passive, (void *) socktemp))
                        {
                                SOCK_ASSERT("Error creating the passive child thread", 1);
                                pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);
                                continue;
                        }

                        pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);
#else
                        if ((pid = fork()) == 0)        // I am the child
                        {
                                main_passive((void *) socktemp);
                                return;
                        }
#endif
                        tempaddrinfo = tempaddrinfo->ai_next;
                }

                freeaddrinfo(addrinfo);
        }

        // All the previous calls are no blocking, so the main line of execution goes here
        // and I have to avoid that the program terminates
        while (1)
                pthread_suspend(10*60*1000); // it wakes up every 10 minutes; it seems to me reasonable
}


/*
        \brief Closes gracefully (more or less) the program.

        This function is called:
        - when we're running in console
        - when we're running as a Win32 service (in case we press STOP)

        It is not called when we are running as a daemon on UNIX, since
        we do not define a signal in order to terminate gracefully the daemon.

        This function makes a fast cleanup (it does not clean everything, as 
        you can see from the fact that it uses kill() on UNIX), closes
        the main socket, free winsock resources (on Win32) and exits the
        program.
*/
void main_cleanup(int sign)
{
#ifndef _WIN32
        // Sends a KILL signal to all the processes
        // that share the same process group (i.e. kills all the childs)
        kill(0, SIGKILL);
#endif

        SOCK_ASSERT(PROGRAM_NAME " is closing.\n", 1);

        // FULVIO (bug)
        // Here we close only the latest 'sockmain' created; if we opened more than one waiting sockets, 
        // only the latest one is closed correctly.
        if (sockmain)
                closesocket(sockmain);
        sock_cleanup();

        /*
                This code is executed under the following conditions:
                - SIGTERM: we're under UNIX, and the user kills us with 'kill -15' 
                (no matter is we're a daemon or in a console mode)
                - SIGINT: we're in console mode and the user sends us a Ctrl+C 
                (SIGINT signal), no matter if we're UNIX or Win32

                In all these cases, we have to terminate the program.
                The case that still remains is if we're a Win32 service: in this case,
                we're a child thread, and we want just to terminate ourself. This is because
                the exit(0) will be invoked by the main thread, which is blocked waiting that
                all childs terminates. We are forced to call exit from the main thread otherwise
                the Win32 service control manager (SCM) does not work well.
        */
        if ((sign == SIGTERM) || (sign == SIGINT))
                exit(0);
        else
                return;
}

#ifndef _WIN32
static void main_cleanup_childs(int sign)
{
        pid_t pid;
        int stat;

        // For reference, Stevens, pg 128

        while ((pid = waitpid(-1, &stat, WNOHANG)) > 0)
                SOCK_ASSERT("Child terminated", 1);

        return;
}
#endif

/*!
        \brief 'true' main of the program.

        It must be in a separate function because:
        - if we're in 'console' mode, we have to put the main thread waiting for a Ctrl+C
        (in order to be able to stop everything)
        - if we're in daemon mode, the main program must terminate and a new child must be 
        created in order to create the daemon

        \param ptr: it keeps the main socket handler (what's called 'sockmain' in the main()), that
        represents the socket used in the main connection. It is a 'void *' just because pthreads
        want this format.
*/
static void main_passive(void *ptr)
{
        char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE + 1];      // keeps the error string, prior to be printed
        SOCKET sockctrl;                        // keeps the socket ID for this control connection
        struct sockaddr_storage from;           // generic sockaddr_storage variable
        socklen_t fromlen;                      // keeps the length of the sockaddr_storage variable
        SOCKET sockmain;

#ifndef USE_THREADS
        pid_t pid;
#endif

        sockmain = *((SOCKET *) ptr);

        // Delete the pointer (which has been allocated in the main)
        free(ptr);

        // Initialize errbuf
        memset(errbuf, 0, sizeof(errbuf));

        // main thread loop
        while (1)
        {
#ifdef USE_THREADS
                pthread_t threadId;             // Pthread variable that keeps the thread structures
                pthread_attr_t detachedAttribute;
#endif
                struct daemon_slpars *pars;     // parameters needed by the daemon_serviceloop()

                // Connection creation
                fromlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);

                sockctrl = accept(sockmain, (struct sockaddr *) &from, &fromlen);
                
                if (sockctrl == -1)
                {
                        // The accept() call can return this error when a signal is catched
                        // In this case, we have simply to ignore this error code
                        // Stevens, pg 124
#ifdef _WIN32
                        if (WSAGetLastError() == WSAEINTR)
#else
                        if (errno == EINTR)
#endif
                                continue;

                        // Don't check for errors here, since the error can be due to the fact that the thread 
                        // has been killed
                        sock_geterror("accept(): ", errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE);
                        SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);
                        continue;
                }

                // checks if the connecting host is among the ones allowed
                if (sock_check_hostlist(hostlist, RPCAP_HOSTLIST_SEP, &from, errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE) < 0)
                {
                        rpcap_senderror(sockctrl, errbuf, PCAP_ERR_HOSTNOAUTH, NULL);
                        sock_close(sockctrl, NULL, 0);
                        continue;
                }


#ifdef USE_THREADS
                // in case of passive mode, this variable is deallocated by the daemon_serviceloop()
                pars = (struct daemon_slpars *) malloc (sizeof(struct daemon_slpars));
                if (pars == NULL)
                {
                        snprintf(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE, "malloc() failed: %s", pcap_strerror(errno));
                        continue;
                }

                pars->sockctrl = sockctrl;
                pars->activeclose = 0;          // useless in passive mode
                pars->isactive = 0;
                pars->nullAuthAllowed = nullAuthAllowed;

                /* GV we need this to create the thread as detached. */
                /* GV otherwise, the thread handle is not destroyed  */
                pthread_attr_init(&detachedAttribute); 
                pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&detachedAttribute, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
                if (pthread_create(&threadId, &detachedAttribute, (void *) &daemon_serviceloop, (void *) pars))
                {
                        SOCK_ASSERT("Error creating the child thread", 1);
                        pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);
                        continue;
                }
                pthread_attr_destroy(&detachedAttribute);

#else
                if ((pid = fork()) == 0)        // I am the child
                {
                        // in case of passive mode, this variable is deallocated by the daemon_serviceloop()
                        pars = (struct daemon_slpars *) malloc (sizeof(struct daemon_slpars));
                        if (pars == NULL)
                        {
                                snprintf(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE, "malloc() failed: %s", pcap_strerror(errno));
                                exit(0);
                        }

                        pars->sockctrl = sockctrl;
                        pars->activeclose = 0;          // useless in passive mode
                        pars->isactive = 0;
                        pars->nullAuthAllowed = nullAuthAllowed;

                        // Close the main socket (must be open only in the parent)
                        closesocket(sockmain);

                        daemon_serviceloop((void *) pars);
                        exit(0);
                }

                // I am the parent
                // Close the childsocket (must be open only in the child)
                closesocket(sockctrl);
#endif

                // loop forever, until interrupted
        }
}

/*!
        \brief 'true' main of the program in case the active mode is turned on.

        It does not have any return value nor parameters.
        This function loops forever trying to connect to the remote host, until the
        daemon is turned down.

        \param ptr: it keeps the 'activepars' parameters. It is a 'void *' just because pthreads
        want this format.
*/
static void main_active(void *ptr)
{
        char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE + 1];      // keeps the error string, prior to be printed
        SOCKET sockctrl;                        // keeps the socket ID for this control connection
        struct addrinfo hints;                  // temporary struct to keep settings needed to open the new socket
        struct addrinfo *addrinfo;              // keeps the addrinfo chain; required to open a new socket
        struct active_pars *activepars;
        struct daemon_slpars *pars;             // parameters needed by the daemon_serviceloop()

        activepars = (struct active_pars *) ptr;

        // Prepare to open a new server socket
        memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
                                                // WARNING Currently it supports only ONE socket family among IPv4 and IPv6 
        hints.ai_family = AF_INET;              // PF_UNSPEC to have both IPv4 and IPv6 server
        hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
        hints.ai_family = activepars->ai_family;

        snprintf(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE, "Connecting to host %s, port %s, using protocol %s",
                        activepars->address, activepars->port, (hints.ai_family == AF_INET) ? "IPv4": 
                        (hints.ai_family == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unspecified");
        SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);

        // Initialize errbuf
        memset(errbuf, 0, sizeof(errbuf));

        // Do the work
        if (sock_initaddress(activepars->address, activepars->port, &hints, &addrinfo, errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE) == -1)
        {
                SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);
                return;
        }

        while (1)
        {
                int activeclose;

                if ((sockctrl = sock_open(addrinfo, SOCKOPEN_CLIENT, 0, errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE)) == -1)
                {
                        SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);

                        snprintf(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE, "Error connecting to host %s, port %s, using protocol %s",
                                        activepars->address, activepars->port, (hints.ai_family == AF_INET) ? "IPv4": 
                                        (hints.ai_family == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "Unspecified");

                        SOCK_ASSERT(errbuf, 1);

                        pthread_suspend(RPCAP_ACTIVE_WAIT * 1000);

                        continue;
                }

                pars = (struct daemon_slpars *) malloc (sizeof(struct daemon_slpars));
                if (pars == NULL)
                {
                        snprintf(errbuf, PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE, "malloc() failed: %s", pcap_strerror(errno));
                        continue;
                }

                pars->sockctrl = sockctrl;
                pars->activeclose = 0;
                pars->isactive = 1;
                pars->nullAuthAllowed = nullAuthAllowed;

                daemon_serviceloop((void *) pars);

                activeclose = pars->activeclose;

                free(pars);

                // If the connection is closed by the user explicitely, don't try to connect to it again
                // just exit the program
                if (activeclose == 1)
                        break;
        }
}