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//! ESE database page types.
use crate::EseError;
/// Default ESE page size in bytes (Vista+).
pub const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 4096;
/// Page flag: root page.
pub const PAGE_FLAG_ROOT: u32 = 0x0001;
/// Page flag: leaf page.
pub const PAGE_FLAG_LEAF: u32 = 0x0002;
/// Page flag: parent (internal B-tree node).
pub const PAGE_FLAG_PARENT: u32 = 0x0004;
/// Page flag: empty page.
pub const PAGE_FLAG_EMPTY: u32 = 0x0008;
/// Page flag: space tree page (OWN_EXT / AVAIL_EXT).
pub const PAGE_FLAG_SPACE_TREE: u32 = 0x0020;
/// Page flag: long-value page (stores overflow data for LongBinary/LongText columns).
pub const PAGE_FLAG_LONG_VALUE: u32 = 0x0400;
/// Parsed ESE page header fields (Vista+ "new" 40-byte format).
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct EsePageHeader {
/// Previous page number; `None` when `0xFFFF_FFFF`.
pub prev_page: Option<u32>,
/// Next page number; `None` when `0xFFFF_FFFF`.
pub next_page: Option<u32>,
/// Father data page object ID.
pub fdp_object_id: u32,
/// Available data size.
pub available_data_size: u16,
/// Available uncommitted data.
pub available_uncommitted: u16,
/// Available data offset.
pub available_data_offset: u16,
/// Number of page tags (includes tag 0).
pub available_page_tag_count: u16,
/// Page flags.
pub page_flags: u32,
}
/// A single ESE database page.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct EsePage {
/// Page number (1-based).
pub page_number: u32,
/// Raw page data. Parse flags via [`EsePage::parse_header`].
pub data: Vec<u8>,
}
impl EsePage {
/// Minimum size of the Vista+ page header.
pub const HEADER_SIZE: usize = 40;
/// Parse the Vista+ 40-byte page header from `self.data`.
///
/// Layout (all little-endian):
/// - 0x00 (4): XOR checksum
/// - 0x04 (4): ECC checksum (Vista+ addition)
/// - 0x08 (8): database time (JET_DBTIME)
/// - 0x10 (4): previous page number
/// - 0x14 (4): next page number
/// - 0x18 (4): FDP object ID
/// - 0x1C (2): available data size
/// - 0x1E (2): available uncommitted data
/// - 0x20 (2): available data offset
/// - 0x22 (2): available page tag count
/// - 0x24 (4): page flags
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns [`EseError::Corrupt`] if `self.data` is shorter than 40 bytes.
pub fn parse_header(&self) -> Result<EsePageHeader, EseError> {
let d = &self.data;
if d.len() < Self::HEADER_SIZE {
return Err(EseError::Corrupt {
page: self.page_number,
detail: format!("page header too short: {} < {}", d.len(), Self::HEADER_SIZE),
});
}
let prev_raw = u32::from_le_bytes([d[0x10], d[0x11], d[0x12], d[0x13]]);
let next_raw = u32::from_le_bytes([d[0x14], d[0x15], d[0x16], d[0x17]]);
let fdp_object_id = u32::from_le_bytes([d[0x18], d[0x19], d[0x1A], d[0x1B]]);
let available_data_size = u16::from_le_bytes([d[0x1C], d[0x1D]]);
let available_uncommitted = u16::from_le_bytes([d[0x1E], d[0x1F]]);
let available_data_offset = u16::from_le_bytes([d[0x20], d[0x21]]);
let available_page_tag_count = u16::from_le_bytes([d[0x22], d[0x23]]);
let page_flags = u32::from_le_bytes([d[0x24], d[0x25], d[0x26], d[0x27]]);
Ok(EsePageHeader {
prev_page: if prev_raw == 0xFFFF_FFFF {
None
} else {
Some(prev_raw)
},
next_page: if next_raw == 0xFFFF_FFFF {
None
} else {
Some(next_raw)
},
fdp_object_id,
available_data_size,
available_uncommitted,
available_data_offset,
available_page_tag_count,
page_flags,
})
}
/// Return the tag entries from the end of the page.
///
/// Tags are stored at the END of the page, growing downward.
/// Each tag is 4 bytes: bits 0-14 = value offset, bit 15 = flag,
/// bits 16-30 = value size, bit 31 = flag.
///
/// Returns `Vec<(offset, size)>` for each tag.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns [`EseError::TagArrayOverflow`] if the page is too short to hold the
/// declared tag count.
pub fn tags(&self) -> Result<Vec<(u16, u16)>, EseError> {
let hdr = self.parse_header()?;
let count = hdr.available_page_tag_count as usize;
let page_size = self.data.len();
if page_size < count * 4 {
return Err(EseError::TagArrayOverflow {
page: self.page_number,
});
}
let mut tags = Vec::with_capacity(count);
for i in 0..count {
let tag_offset = page_size - (i + 1) * 4;
let raw = u32::from_le_bytes([
self.data[tag_offset],
self.data[tag_offset + 1],
self.data[tag_offset + 2],
self.data[tag_offset + 3],
]);
// ESE TAG struct layout (MS-ESEDB §2.2.7.1):
// cb_ (SIZE) = low 16 bits (bits 0-12 are value, bits 13-15 are flags)
// ib_ (OFFSET) = high 16 bits (bits 16-28 are value, bits 29-31 are flags)
// Mask 0x1FFF strips the flag bits from each 13-bit field.
let value_size = (raw & 0x1FFF) as u16; // cb_ = SIZE
let value_offset = ((raw >> 16) & 0x1FFF) as u16; // ib_ = OFFSET
// Guard: absolute position = HEADER_SIZE + relative_offset + size must not exceed page.
let end = Self::HEADER_SIZE + usize::from(value_offset) + usize::from(value_size);
if end > self.data.len() {
return Err(EseError::RecordTooShort {
page: self.page_number,
tag: i,
got: self.data.len(),
need: end,
});
}
tags.push((value_offset, value_size));
}
Ok(tags)
}
/// Return the raw data area of the page: bytes from the end of the 40-byte
/// page header to the start of the tag array at the page end.
///
/// This span contains ALL record bytes laid out sequentially, including bytes
/// that may fall before the smallest tag offset (common in ESE's cumulative
/// key-prefix-compression format). Scanning this area directly (rather than
/// individual tags) is the correct way to read real ESE catalog pages.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns [`EseError::Corrupt`] if the header cannot be parsed.
pub fn raw_data_area(&self) -> Result<&[u8], EseError> {
let hdr = self.parse_header()?;
let tag_count = hdr.available_page_tag_count as usize;
let tag_array_bytes = tag_count.saturating_mul(4);
let tag_array_start = self.data.len().saturating_sub(tag_array_bytes);
let start = Self::HEADER_SIZE.min(tag_array_start);
Ok(&self.data[start..tag_array_start])
}
/// Return the raw record data slice for tag at `index`.
///
/// Tag 0 is the page header tag. Data records start at tag 1.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns [`EseError::Corrupt`] if `index` is beyond the tag count, or
/// [`EseError::RecordTooShort`] if the tag's data range is out of bounds.
pub fn record_data(&self, index: usize) -> Result<&[u8], EseError> {
let tags = self.tags()?;
if index >= tags.len() {
return Err(EseError::Corrupt {
page: self.page_number,
detail: format!("tag index {index} out of range (tag count: {})", tags.len()),
});
}
let (offset, size) = tags[index];
// Tag offsets are relative to the end of the 40-byte Vista+ page header.
let start = Self::HEADER_SIZE + offset as usize;
let end = start + size as usize;
if end > self.data.len() {
return Err(EseError::RecordTooShort {
page: self.page_number,
tag: index,
got: self.data.len(),
need: end,
});
}
Ok(&self.data[start..end])
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
// ── ese-page-header story ────────────────────────────────────────────────
#[test]
fn parse_header_page_flags_leaf() {
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
// page_flags at offset 0x24 (Vista+)
data[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert_eq!(hdr.page_flags, PAGE_FLAG_LEAF);
assert!(hdr.page_flags & PAGE_FLAG_LEAF != 0);
}
#[test]
fn page_flag_constants_match_ese_spec() {
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_ROOT, 0x0001);
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_LEAF, 0x0002);
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_PARENT, 0x0004);
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_EMPTY, 0x0008);
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_SPACE_TREE, 0x0020);
assert_eq!(PAGE_FLAG_LONG_VALUE, 0x0400);
}
#[test]
fn parse_header_prev_next_links() {
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&5u32.to_le_bytes()); // prev_page = 5 (Vista+: 0x10)
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&7u32.to_le_bytes()); // next_page = 7 (Vista+: 0x14)
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 3,
data,
};
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert_eq!(hdr.prev_page, Some(5));
assert_eq!(hdr.next_page, Some(7));
}
#[test]
fn parse_header_none_when_0xffffffff() {
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes()); // prev (Vista+: 0x10)
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes()); // next (Vista+: 0x14)
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert_eq!(hdr.prev_page, None);
assert_eq!(hdr.next_page, None);
}
#[test]
fn parse_header_short_buffer_returns_err() {
let data = vec![0u8; 20]; // shorter than 40 bytes
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let result = page.parse_header();
assert!(result.is_err(), "short buffer must return Err");
}
// ── Vista+ offset regression tests (real SRUDB.dat ground-truth) ─────────
#[test]
fn parse_header_tag_count_at_vista_offset_0x22() {
// Vista+ page header: available_page_tag_count is at 0x22 (not 0x1E).
// Writing 5 at 0x22 must be read back as 5; writing at 0x1E must NOT.
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
data[0x22..0x24].copy_from_slice(&5u16.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert_eq!(hdr.available_page_tag_count, 5,
"tag count must be read from offset 0x22 per the Vista+ ESE format");
}
#[test]
fn parse_header_flags_at_vista_offset_0x24() {
// Vista+ page header: page_flags is at 0x24 (not 0x20).
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
data[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert!(hdr.page_flags & PAGE_FLAG_LEAF != 0,
"LEAF flag must be read from offset 0x24 per the Vista+ ESE format");
}
#[test]
fn parse_header_prev_next_at_vista_offsets_0x10_0x14() {
// Vista+ page header: prev_page at 0x10, next_page at 0x14.
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&5u32.to_le_bytes());
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&9u32.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
let hdr = page.parse_header().expect("parse header");
assert_eq!(hdr.prev_page, Some(5));
assert_eq!(hdr.next_page, Some(9));
}
// ── ese-page-tags story ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
/// Build a synthetic page with embedded data records.
///
/// Layout:
/// - Header (40 bytes) at absolute bytes 0-39
/// - Records packed at absolute bytes 40+; tags store RELATIVE offsets (from header end)
/// - Tag array at page end: tag[0] covers header, tags[1..] cover records
fn make_page_with_records(page_size: usize, records: &[&[u8]]) -> Vec<u8> {
const HEADER_SIZE: usize = 40;
let mut d = vec![0u8; page_size];
let tag_count = u16::try_from(1 + records.len()).unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
// Vista+ header: tag_count at 0x22, PAGE_FLAG_LEAF at 0x24
d[0x22..0x24].copy_from_slice(&tag_count.to_le_bytes());
d[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 0: relative offset=0, size=40 (covers the page header)
write_tag(&mut d, page_size, 0, 0, 40);
// Data records; tags store RELATIVE offsets (physical = HEADER_SIZE + relative)
let mut cur_relative: u16 = 0;
for (i, rec) in records.iter().enumerate() {
let tag_idx = i + 1;
let rec_size = u16::try_from(rec.len()).unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
let absolute_start = HEADER_SIZE + usize::from(cur_relative);
d[absolute_start..absolute_start + rec.len()].copy_from_slice(rec);
write_tag(&mut d, page_size, tag_idx, cur_relative, rec_size);
cur_relative += rec_size;
}
d
}
fn write_tag(page: &mut [u8], page_size: usize, tag_idx: usize, offset: u16, size: u16) {
// Real ESE format: cb_ (size) in LOW 13 bits, ib_ (offset) in HIGH 13 bits.
let raw: u32 = (u32::from(size) & 0x1FFF) | ((u32::from(offset) & 0x1FFF) << 16);
let pos = page_size - (tag_idx + 1) * 4;
page[pos..pos + 4].copy_from_slice(&raw.to_le_bytes());
}
#[test]
fn tags_count_matches_header() {
// 2 data records => tag_count = 3 (tag0 + 2 data tags)
let data = make_page_with_records(4096, &[b"hello", b"world"]);
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let tags = page.tags().expect("tags");
assert_eq!(tags.len(), 3);
}
#[test]
fn tags_first_record_offset_and_size() {
let data = make_page_with_records(4096, &[b"AAAA", b"BBBB"]);
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let tags = page.tags().expect("tags");
// tag 1 is first data record; relative offset=0 (absolute=40), size=4
assert_eq!(tags[1], (0, 4));
}
#[test]
fn record_data_first_matches() {
let data = make_page_with_records(4096, &[b"AAAA", b"BBBB"]);
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let rec = page.record_data(1).expect("record 1");
assert_eq!(rec, b"AAAA");
}
#[test]
fn record_data_second_matches() {
let data = make_page_with_records(4096, &[b"AAAA", b"BBBB"]);
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let rec = page.record_data(2).expect("record 2");
assert_eq!(rec, b"BBBB");
}
#[test]
fn record_data_beyond_count_returns_err() {
let data = make_page_with_records(4096, &[b"X", b"Y"]);
let page = EsePage {
page_number: 1,
data,
};
let result = page.record_data(5);
assert!(result.is_err(), "index beyond tag count must return Err");
}
// ── real ESE tag field order (RED — cb_ in LOW bits, ib_ in HIGH bits) ──
/// ESE TAG struct: low 13 bits = cb_ (SIZE), high 13 bits = ib_ (OFFSET).
/// These two tests pin that contract against a page built with REAL ESE encoding.
/// They will FAIL until `tags()` is fixed to read size from LOW and offset from HIGH.
#[test]
fn tags_real_ese_format_size_in_low_bits_offset_in_high_bits() {
// raw = 4u32 means size=4 in LOW, offset=0 in HIGH (real ESE format).
// Buggy code reads: offset=4 (LOW), size=0 (HIGH) → returns empty.
// Fixed code reads: offset=0 (HIGH), size=4 (LOW) → returns sentinel.
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
let sentinel = [0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEFu8];
data[40..44].copy_from_slice(&sentinel); // HEADER_SIZE=40, offset=0
data[0x22..0x24].copy_from_slice(&2u16.to_le_bytes()); // tag_count=2
data[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 0: real ESE — size=40 in LOW, offset=0 in HIGH → 40u32
data[4096 - 4..4096].copy_from_slice(&40u32.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 1: real ESE — size=4 in LOW, offset=0 in HIGH → 4u32
data[4096 - 8..4096 - 4].copy_from_slice(&4u32.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
let (tag_offset, tag_size) = page.tags().expect("tags")[1];
assert_eq!(tag_size, 4, "cb_ (size) must be read from LOW 13 bits");
assert_eq!(tag_offset, 0, "ib_ (offset) must be read from HIGH 13 bits");
assert_eq!(
page.record_data(1).expect("record_data"),
&sentinel,
"real ESE tag: size in LOW bits, offset in HIGH bits"
);
}
#[test]
fn record_data_real_ese_nonsequential_offset() {
// Record 1 at offset=0, record 2 at offset=8 (non-sequential — 4-byte gap).
// Direct access (offset+size per tag) must return correct bytes for both.
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
let rec1 = [0xAAu8; 4];
let rec2 = [0xBBu8; 4];
data[40..44].copy_from_slice(&rec1); // HEADER_SIZE + offset=0
data[48..52].copy_from_slice(&rec2); // HEADER_SIZE + offset=8
data[0x22..0x24].copy_from_slice(&3u16.to_le_bytes()); // tag_count=3
data[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 0: size=40, offset=0 → 40u32
data[4096 - 4..4096].copy_from_slice(&40u32.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 1: size=4, offset=0 → 4u32
data[4096 - 8..4096 - 4].copy_from_slice(&4u32.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 2: size=4, offset=8 → (8u32 << 16) | 4u32
data[4096 - 12..4096 - 8].copy_from_slice(&((8u32 << 16) | 4u32).to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
assert_eq!(
page.record_data(1).expect("rec1"),
&rec1,
"record 1 at offset=0"
);
assert_eq!(
page.record_data(2).expect("rec2"),
&rec2,
"record 2 at non-sequential offset=8"
);
}
// ── tag offset relative-to-header story ──────────────────────────────────
#[test]
fn record_data_treats_tag_offset_as_relative_to_header_end() {
// Per MS-ESEDB spec and libesedb/impacket: tag offsets are relative to
// the END of the page header (byte 40 for Vista+ pages), not absolute
// from page start.
//
// This test places sentinel bytes at absolute byte 42 (= HEADER_SIZE + 2)
// and gives tag 1 a relative offset of 2. Correct behaviour: record_data(1)
// returns the sentinel bytes. Wrong (absolute) behaviour: returns zeros
// from within the 40-byte header at byte 2.
let mut data = vec![0u8; 4096];
let sentinel = [0xCA, 0xFE, 0xBA, 0xBEu8];
// Place sentinel at absolute byte 42 = HEADER_SIZE(40) + relative_offset(2)
data[42..46].copy_from_slice(&sentinel);
let tag_count: u16 = 2;
data[0x22..0x24].copy_from_slice(&tag_count.to_le_bytes());
data[0x24..0x28].copy_from_slice(&PAGE_FLAG_LEAF.to_le_bytes());
data[0x10..0x14].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
data[0x14..0x18].copy_from_slice(&0xFFFF_FFFFu32.to_le_bytes());
// Real ESE format: cb_ (size) in LOW bits, ib_ (offset) in HIGH bits.
// Tag 0: size=40, offset=0 → raw = 40u32
let tag0: u32 = 40u32;
data[4096 - 4..4096].copy_from_slice(&tag0.to_le_bytes());
// Tag 1: size=4, offset=2 → absolute bytes [42..46]
let tag1: u32 = 4u32 | (2u32 << 16);
data[4096 - 8..4096 - 4].copy_from_slice(&tag1.to_le_bytes());
let page = EsePage { page_number: 1, data };
let rec = page.record_data(1).expect("record_data(1)");
assert_eq!(
rec,
&sentinel,
"record_data must add HEADER_SIZE(40) to tag offset; \
relative offset 2 must read from absolute byte 42, not byte 2"
);
}
}