[GH-ISSUE #444] workbook_define_name stack-buffer-underflow #347

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opened 2026-05-05 12:11:10 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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Originally created by @ym-xie on GitHub (May 14, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/444

Originally assigned to: @jmcnamara on GitHub.

hello, maybe there exist a bug in workbook_define_name.
Below is an example

#include "xlsxwriter.h"

int main() {

    /* Create a new workbook and add a worksheet. */
    lxw_workbook  *workbook  = workbook_new("demo.xlsx");

    lxw_error err = workbook_define_name(workbook, "!", "=0.96");

    workbook_close(workbook);

    return 0;
}

The following is asan information

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==3917155==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-underflow on address 0x7ffeb67ba13f at pc 0x56298a699cf6 bp 0x7ffeb67ba110 sp 0x7ffeb67ba108
READ of size 1 at 0x7ffeb67ba13f thread T0
    #0 0x56298a699cf5 in _store_defined_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:716:13
    #1 0x56298a699705 in workbook_define_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:2266:12
    #2 0x56298a686695 in main /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/build/../bugs/bug2.cpp:15:21
    #3 0x7ff6502dcd8f in __libc_start_call_main csu/../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58:16
    #4 0x7ff6502dce3f in __libc_start_main csu/../csu/libc-start.c:392:3
    #5 0x56298a5c6454 in _start (/home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/build/bug2+0x58454) (BuildId: eb5074b30de9a8cd3f74a3537d63f5ba1a9e6f16)

Address 0x7ffeb67ba13f is located in stack of thread T0 at offset 31 in frame
    #0 0x56298a69971f in _store_defined_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:668

  This frame has 1 object(s):
    [32, 160) 'name_copy' (line 673) <== Memory access at offset 31 underflows this variable
HINT: this may be a false positive if your program uses some custom stack unwind mechanism, swapcontext or vfork
      (longjmp and C++ exceptions *are* supported)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-underflow /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:716:13 in _store_defined_name
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
  0x100056cef3d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef3e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef3f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef400: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef410: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
=>0x100056cef420: 00 00 00 00 f1 f1 f1[f1]00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef430: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f3 f3 f3 f3 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef440: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef450: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef460: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
  0x100056cef470: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
  Addressable:           00
  Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
  Heap left redzone:       fa
  Freed heap region:       fd
  Stack left redzone:      f1
  Stack mid redzone:       f2
  Stack right redzone:     f3
  Stack after return:      f5
  Stack use after scope:   f8
  Global redzone:          f9
  Global init order:       f6
  Poisoned by user:        f7
  Container overflow:      fc
  Array cookie:            ac
  Intra object redzone:    bb
  ASan internal:           fe
  Left alloca redzone:     ca
  Right alloca redzone:    cb
==3917155==ABORTING

Originally created by @ym-xie on GitHub (May 14, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/444 Originally assigned to: @jmcnamara on GitHub. hello, maybe there exist a bug in `workbook_define_name`. Below is an example ```c #include "xlsxwriter.h" int main() { /* Create a new workbook and add a worksheet. */ lxw_workbook *workbook = workbook_new("demo.xlsx"); lxw_error err = workbook_define_name(workbook, "!", "=0.96"); workbook_close(workbook); return 0; } ``` The following is asan information ``` ================================================================= ==3917155==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-underflow on address 0x7ffeb67ba13f at pc 0x56298a699cf6 bp 0x7ffeb67ba110 sp 0x7ffeb67ba108 READ of size 1 at 0x7ffeb67ba13f thread T0 #0 0x56298a699cf5 in _store_defined_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:716:13 #1 0x56298a699705 in workbook_define_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:2266:12 #2 0x56298a686695 in main /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/build/../bugs/bug2.cpp:15:21 #3 0x7ff6502dcd8f in __libc_start_call_main csu/../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58:16 #4 0x7ff6502dce3f in __libc_start_main csu/../csu/libc-start.c:392:3 #5 0x56298a5c6454 in _start (/home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/build/bug2+0x58454) (BuildId: eb5074b30de9a8cd3f74a3537d63f5ba1a9e6f16) Address 0x7ffeb67ba13f is located in stack of thread T0 at offset 31 in frame #0 0x56298a69971f in _store_defined_name /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:668 This frame has 1 object(s): [32, 160) 'name_copy' (line 673) <== Memory access at offset 31 underflows this variable HINT: this may be a false positive if your program uses some custom stack unwind mechanism, swapcontext or vfork (longjmp and C++ exceptions *are* supported) SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-underflow /home/ubuntu/workspace/newest-libxlsxwriter/src/workbook.c:716:13 in _store_defined_name Shadow bytes around the buggy address: 0x100056cef3d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef3e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef3f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef400: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef410: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 =>0x100056cef420: 00 00 00 00 f1 f1 f1[f1]00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef430: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f3 f3 f3 f3 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef440: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef450: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef460: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0x100056cef470: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes): Addressable: 00 Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Heap left redzone: fa Freed heap region: fd Stack left redzone: f1 Stack mid redzone: f2 Stack right redzone: f3 Stack after return: f5 Stack use after scope: f8 Global redzone: f9 Global init order: f6 Poisoned by user: f7 Container overflow: fc Array cookie: ac Intra object redzone: bb ASan internal: fe Left alloca redzone: ca Right alloca redzone: cb ==3917155==ABORTING ```