harden: add integer overflow check in fpchop.cpp

[anupamme]

Summary

Harden input handling in src/textord/fpchop.cpp (flagged by multi_agent_ai).

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	V-002
Severity	HIGH
Scanner	multi_agent_ai
Rule	V-002
File	src/textord/fpchop.cpp:740
Assessment	Defensive hardening
CWE	CWE-190

Description: In join_segments(), memmove operations copy data using stepcount values. If stepcount is in elements but memmove expects bytes, or if integer overflow occurs in the stepcount calculation, the copy could write beyond the allocated buffer bounds.

Threat Model Context

This is a local CLI tool - exploitation requires the attacker to control command-line arguments or input files.

Changes

• src/textord/fpchop.cpp

Note: The following lines in the same file use a similar pattern and may also need review: src/textord/fpchop.cpp:752, src/textord/fpchop.cpp:754, src/textord/fpchop.cpp:788, src/textord/fpchop.cpp:808

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to 1 file on the vulnerable path; it only tightens handling of untrusted input and leaves valid inputs unaffected.

Security Invariant

Property: The security boundary is maintained under adversarial input

Regression test

#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <vector>
#include <cstdint>
#include "src/textord/fpchop.h"

class JoinSegmentsSecurityTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<int, int, int>> {};

TEST_P(JoinSegmentsSecurityTest, StepCountNeverCausesBufferOverflow) {
    // Invariant: stepcount calculation must not overflow and must produce valid buffer sizes
    auto [bottom_count, fake_count, top_count] = GetParam();
    
    // Create test segments with the specified step counts
    FPSEGPT bottom_seg;
    bottom_seg.stepcount = bottom_count;
    bottom_seg.steps = bottom_count > 0 ? new DIR128[bottom_count] : nullptr;
    
    FPSEGPT top_seg;
    top_seg.stepcount = top_count;
    top_seg.steps = top_count > 0 ? new DIR128[top_count] : nullptr;
    
    // This should not overflow or cause out-of-bounds access
    FPSEGPT* result = join_segments(&bottom_seg, fake_count, &top_seg);
    
    // Cleanup
    if (result) {
        delete[] result->steps;
        delete result;
    }
    delete[] bottom_seg.steps;
    delete[] top_seg.steps;
}

INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
    AdversarialInputs,
    JoinSegmentsSecurityTest,
    ::testing::Values(
        // Valid normal case
        std::make_tuple(10, 5, 10),
        // Boundary case: maximum values that shouldn't overflow 32-bit
        std::make_tuple(1000000, 1000000, 1000000),
        // Attack case: values that could cause integer overflow
        std::make_tuple(INT_MAX/2, INT_MAX/2, INT_MAX/2),
        // Zero case
        std::make_tuple(0, 0, 0),
        // Mixed large and zero
        std::make_tuple(INT_MAX, 0, INT_MAX)
    )
);

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
    return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
}

This test guards against regressions — it's useful independent of the code change above.

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This patch removes an exploit primitive — a code pattern that, while not independently exploitable today, could be chained with other weaknesses by automated exploit-development tooling. Proactive removal of such primitives raises the bar against increasingly capable automated attack tools.

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

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