configmanager: set a limit to config variable substitutions

fixes #4198
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vaxerski 2023-12-20 13:07:12 +01:00
parent d1b8a63a8e
commit b4f4bd38e8

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@ -1478,7 +1478,10 @@ std::string CConfigManager::parseKeyword(const std::string& COMMAND, const std::
void CConfigManager::applyUserDefinedVars(std::string& line, const size_t equalsPlace) {
auto dollarPlace = line.find_first_of('$', equalsPlace);
int times = 0;
while (dollarPlace != std::string::npos) {
times++;
const auto STRAFTERDOLLAR = line.substr(dollarPlace + 1);
bool found = false;
@ -1501,6 +1504,13 @@ void CConfigManager::applyUserDefinedVars(std::string& line, const size_t equals
}
dollarPlace = line.find_first_of('$', dollarPlace + 1);
if (times > 256 /* arbitrary limit */) {
line = "";
parseError = "Maximum variable recursion limit hit. Evaluating the line led to too many variable substitutions.";
Debug::log(ERR, "Variable recursion limit hit in configmanager");
break;
}
}
}