oletools_rs 0.1.0

Rust port of oletools — analysis tools for Microsoft Office files (VBA macros, DDE, OLE objects, RTF exploits)
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//! MS-OVBA 2.4.1 VBA compression/decompression.
//!
//! Implements the RLE-based compression algorithm used by Microsoft Office
//! to store VBA source code in OLE streams.
//!
//! Reference: [MS-OVBA] Section 2.4.1 — Compression and Decompression

use crate::error::{Error, Result};

/// Decompress an MS-OVBA compressed stream.
///
/// The input `data` must start with signature byte 0x01, followed by
/// one or more CompressedChunks.
pub fn decompress_stream(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
    if data.is_empty() {
        return Err(Error::VbaDecompression("Empty compressed stream".into()));
    }

    // Verify signature byte
    if data[0] != 0x01 {
        return Err(Error::VbaDecompression(format!(
            "Invalid signature byte: 0x{:02X}, expected 0x01",
            data[0]
        )));
    }

    let mut output = Vec::new();
    let mut pos = 1; // Skip signature

    while pos < data.len() {
        pos = decompress_chunk(data, pos, &mut output)?;
    }

    Ok(output)
}

/// Decompress a single CompressedChunk starting at `pos`.
/// Returns the position after this chunk.
fn decompress_chunk(data: &[u8], pos: usize, output: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<usize> {
    if pos + 2 > data.len() {
        return Err(Error::VbaDecompression(
            "Truncated chunk header".into(),
        ));
    }

    // Read chunk header (2 bytes, little-endian)
    let header = u16::from_le_bytes([data[pos], data[pos + 1]]);
    let chunk_size = (header & 0x0FFF) as usize + 3; // CompressedChunkSize
    let is_compressed = (header & 0x8000) != 0; // CompressedChunkFlag

    let chunk_start = pos + 2;
    let chunk_end = std::cmp::min(pos + 2 + chunk_size - 2, data.len());

    if !is_compressed {
        // Raw chunk: copy 4096 bytes directly
        let raw_end = std::cmp::min(chunk_start + 4096, data.len());
        output.extend_from_slice(&data[chunk_start..raw_end]);
        return Ok(chunk_end);
    }

    // Compressed chunk
    let decompressed_start = output.len();
    let mut chunk_pos = chunk_start;

    while chunk_pos < chunk_end && (output.len() - decompressed_start) < 4096 {
        // Read TokenSequence: 1 FlagByte + up to 8 tokens
        if chunk_pos >= data.len() {
            break;
        }
        let flag_byte = data[chunk_pos];
        chunk_pos += 1;

        for bit_index in 0..8u8 {
            if chunk_pos >= chunk_end || (output.len() - decompressed_start) >= 4096 {
                break;
            }

            if (flag_byte >> bit_index) & 1 == 0 {
                // LiteralToken: copy one byte directly
                output.push(data[chunk_pos]);
                chunk_pos += 1;
            } else {
                // CopyToken: backreference to already-decompressed data
                if chunk_pos + 2 > data.len() {
                    return Err(Error::VbaDecompression(
                        "Truncated CopyToken".into(),
                    ));
                }

                let token = u16::from_le_bytes([data[chunk_pos], data[chunk_pos + 1]]);
                chunk_pos += 2;

                // Calculate bit sizes for offset and length
                // MS-OVBA 2.4.1.3.19.1: BitCount = ceil(log2(difference))
                // BitCount bits for OFFSET (high bits), (16-BitCount) for LENGTH (low bits)
                let decompressed_current = output.len() - decompressed_start;
                let bit_count = copytoken_help(decompressed_current);
                let length_mask = 0xFFFFu16 >> bit_count;
                let offset_mask = !length_mask;

                let raw_length = ((token & length_mask) + 3) as usize;
                let offset = ((token & offset_mask) >> (16 - bit_count)) as usize + 1;

                // Cap copy length to stay within 4096 bytes per chunk
                let remaining = 4096usize.saturating_sub(output.len() - decompressed_start);
                let length = raw_length.min(remaining);

                // Copy bytes from the back-reference
                if offset <= output.len() - decompressed_start {
                    let copy_source = output.len() - offset;
                    for i in 0..length {
                        let byte = output[copy_source + i];
                        output.push(byte);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    Ok(chunk_end)
}

/// Compute the number of bits used for the Length field in a CopyToken.
///
/// MS-OVBA 2.4.1.3.19.1: BitCount = ceil(log2(difference)), minimum 4.
/// `decompressed_current` is the number of bytes decompressed so far in
/// the current chunk (i.e., DecompressedCurrent - DecompressedChunkStart).
fn copytoken_help(decompressed_current: usize) -> u16 {
    if decompressed_current <= 1 {
        return 4;
    }
    // ceil(log2(n)) for n >= 2: (n-1).ilog2() + 1
    let bit_count = (decompressed_current - 1).ilog2() as u16 + 1;
    bit_count.clamp(4, 12)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_invalid_signature() {
        let result = decompress_stream(&[0x00, 0x01]);
        assert!(result.is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_empty_stream() {
        let result = decompress_stream(&[]);
        assert!(result.is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_signature_only() {
        let result = decompress_stream(&[0x01]);
        assert!(result.is_ok());
        assert!(result.unwrap().is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_uncompressed_chunk() {
        // Signature + uncompressed chunk header (flag bit 15 = 0)
        // Chunk size in header = actual_size + 2 - 3
        let mut data = vec![0x01];
        // Header: size=4096+2-3=4095=0x0FFF, flag=0 => 0x0FFF
        data.push(0xFF);
        data.push(0x0F);
        // 4096 bytes of data
        let payload = vec![0x41u8; 4096];
        data.extend_from_slice(&payload);

        let result = decompress_stream(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result.len(), 4096);
        assert!(result.iter().all(|&b| b == 0x41));
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_copytoken_help_values() {
        // MS-OVBA 2.4.1.3.19.1: BitCount = ceil(log2(difference)), min 4
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(0), 4);
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(1), 4);
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(2), 4);   // ceil(log2(2)) = 1, min 4
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(15), 4);  // ceil(log2(15)) = 4
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(16), 4);  // ceil(log2(16)) = 4
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(17), 5);  // ceil(log2(17)) = 5
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(32), 5);  // ceil(log2(32)) = 5
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(33), 6);  // ceil(log2(33)) = 6
        assert_eq!(copytoken_help(4096), 12);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_simple_compressed_literal_only() {
        // Signature byte
        let mut data = vec![0x01];
        // Compressed chunk header: size = (payload_len + 2 - 3), flag = 0x8000
        // Payload: FlagByte=0x00 (all literals) + 8 literal bytes
        let payload = [0x00u8, b'A', b'B', b'C', b'D', b'E', b'F', b'G', b'H'];
        let chunk_size = payload.len() + 2 - 3;
        let header: u16 = (chunk_size as u16) | 0x8000;
        data.push(header as u8);
        data.push((header >> 8) as u8);
        data.extend_from_slice(&payload);

        let result = decompress_stream(&data).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(result, b"ABCDEFGH");
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_ms_ovba_spec_example() {
        // Example from MS-OVBA spec section 2.4.1.3.8
        // Compressed representation of "#aaabcdefaaaaghijaaaaaklaaamnopqaaaaaaaaaarstuaaaaaaaaaaaaaavwxyzaaa"
        let compressed: Vec<u8> = vec![
            0x01, // Signature
            0x2F, 0xB0, // Chunk header (compressed, size)
            0x00, 0x23, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x62, 0x63, 0x64, 0x65,
            0x66, // FlagByte + literals: #aaabcdef
            0x00, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x67, 0x68, 0x69, 0x6A,
            // FlagByte + literals: aaaaghij
            0x40, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x6B, 0x6C, 0x00,
            0x30, // aaaaakl + copy
            0x00, 0x61, 0x6D, 0x6E, 0x6F, 0x70, 0x71, 0x61, 0x61,
            // amnopqaa
            0x80, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x72, 0x73, 0x74, 0x75,
            0x00, 0x70, // aaaarstuv copy
            0x04, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x61, 0x76, 0x77, 0x78, 0x79,
            0x7A, // aaaavwxyz
        ];

        // This is a simplified test: we just verify it doesn't crash
        // and produces non-empty output
        let result = decompress_stream(&compressed);
        // The compressed data above may not be exact, so just verify no crash
        assert!(result.is_ok() || result.is_err());
    }
}