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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+"""
+Test that an attacker can't degrade compact block relay by sending unsolicited
+mutated blocks to clear in-flight blocktxn requests from other honest peers.
+"""
+
+from test_framework.p2p import P2PInterface
+from test_framework.messages import (
+ BlockTransactions,
+ msg_cmpctblock,
+ msg_block,
+ msg_blocktxn,
+ HeaderAndShortIDs,
+)
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.blocktools import (
+ COINBASE_MATURITY,
+ create_block,
+ add_witness_commitment,
+ NORMAL_GBT_REQUEST_PARAMS,
+)
+from test_framework.util import assert_equal
+from test_framework.wallet import MiniWallet
+import copy
+
+class MutatedBlocksTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+ def set_test_params(self):
+ self.setup_clean_chain = True
+ self.num_nodes = 1
+ self.extra_args = [
+ [
+ "-testactivationheight=segwit@1", # causes unconnected headers/blocks to not have segwit considered deployed
+ ],
+ ]
+
+ def run_test(self):
+ self.wallet = MiniWallet(self.nodes[0])
+ self.generate(self.wallet, COINBASE_MATURITY)
+
+ honest_relayer = self.nodes[0].add_outbound_p2p_connection(P2PInterface(), p2p_idx=0, connection_type="outbound-full-relay")
+ attacker = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
+
+ # Create new block with two transactions (coinbase + 1 self-transfer).
+ # The self-transfer transaction is needed to trigger a compact block
+ # `getblocktxn` roundtrip.
+ tx = self.wallet.create_self_transfer()["tx"]
+ block = create_block(tmpl=self.nodes[0].getblocktemplate(NORMAL_GBT_REQUEST_PARAMS), txlist=[tx])
+ add_witness_commitment(block)
+ block.solve()
+
+ # Create mutated version of the block by changing the transaction
+ # version on the self-transfer.
+ mutated_block = copy.deepcopy(block)
+ mutated_block.vtx[1].nVersion = 4
+
+ # Announce the new block via a compact block through the honest relayer
+ cmpctblock = HeaderAndShortIDs()
+ cmpctblock.initialize_from_block(block, use_witness=True)
+ honest_relayer.send_message(msg_cmpctblock(cmpctblock.to_p2p()))
+
+ # Wait for a `getblocktxn` that attempts to fetch the self-transfer
+ def self_transfer_requested():
+ if not honest_relayer.last_message.get('getblocktxn'):
+ return False
+
+ get_block_txn = honest_relayer.last_message['getblocktxn']
+ return get_block_txn.block_txn_request.blockhash == block.sha256 and \
+ get_block_txn.block_txn_request.indexes == [1]
+ honest_relayer.wait_until(self_transfer_requested, timeout=5)
+
+ # Block at height 101 should be the only one in flight from peer 0
+ peer_info_prior_to_attack = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()
+ assert_equal(peer_info_prior_to_attack[0]['id'], 0)
+ assert_equal([101], peer_info_prior_to_attack[0]["inflight"])
+
+ # Attempt to clear the honest relayer's download request by sending the
+ # mutated block (as the attacker).
+ with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["Block mutated: bad-txnmrklroot, hashMerkleRoot mismatch"]):
+ attacker.send_message(msg_block(mutated_block))
+ # Attacker should get disconnected for sending a mutated block
+ attacker.wait_for_disconnect(timeout=5)
+
+ # Block at height 101 should *still* be the only block in-flight from
+ # peer 0
+ peer_info_after_attack = self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()
+ assert_equal(peer_info_after_attack[0]['id'], 0)
+ assert_equal([101], peer_info_after_attack[0]["inflight"])
+
+ # The honest relayer should be able to complete relaying the block by
+ # sending the blocktxn that was requested.
+ block_txn = msg_blocktxn()
+ block_txn.block_transactions = BlockTransactions(blockhash=block.sha256, transactions=[tx])
+ honest_relayer.send_and_ping(block_txn)
+ assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbestblockhash(), block.hash)
+
+ # Check that unexpected-witness mutation check doesn't trigger on a header that doesn't connect to anything
+ assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()), 1)
+ attacker = self.nodes[0].add_p2p_connection(P2PInterface())
+ block_missing_prev = copy.deepcopy(block)
+ block_missing_prev.hashPrevBlock = 123
+ block_missing_prev.solve()
+
+ # Attacker gets a DoS score of 10, not immediately disconnected, so we do it 10 times to get to 100
+ for _ in range(10):
+ assert_equal(len(self.nodes[0].getpeerinfo()), 2)
+ with self.nodes[0].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=["AcceptBlock FAILED (prev-blk-not-found)"]):
+ attacker.send_message(msg_block(block_missing_prev))
+ attacker.wait_for_disconnect(timeout=5)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ MutatedBlocksTest().main()