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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions .Rbuildignore
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^\.jules(/.*)?$
^\.trivyignore\.yaml$
^trivy\.yaml$
^\.semgrepignore$
4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions .jules/sentinel.md
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**Vulnerability:** Unvalidated inputs passed to `if()` statements can cause process crashes (`condition has length > 1`) or unexpected coercion vulnerabilities.
**Learning:** In R, optional boolean parameters that default to `NULL` should be validated using explicit runtime type validation (e.g., `if (!is.null(flag) && (!is.logical(flag) || length(flag) != 1 || is.na(flag)))`).
**Prevention:** Always implement explicit runtime type validation for optional boolean parameters.
## 2024-07-24 - [CRITICAL] Fix integer overflow coercion vulnerability in interactive inputs
**Vulnerability:** Interactive `readline()` prompts for binary choices (1 or 2) used unbounded digit class regex (`^[0-9]+$`). If a user provided an excessively large numeric string, it would pass the validation check but could evaluate to `NA` when passed to `as.integer()`, leading to process crashes downstream.
**Learning:** In R, converting strings representing integers larger than R's `.Machine$integer.max` using `as.integer()` results in `NA` and raises a warning. If this result isn't explicitly handled for `NA` values, it can lead to coercion vulnerabilities and unexpected behaviors.
**Prevention:** When validating numeric strings for known bounded choices (e.g., 1 or 2), strictly match the exact expected values in the regex (e.g., `^[12]$`) instead of simply checking for numeric formats (`^[0-9]+$`).
6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions R/aFIPC.R
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}
for (attempt in seq_len(3)) {
n <- readline(prompt = "Is it correct? (1: Yes 2: No) : ")
if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
if (grepl("^[12]$", n)) {
return(as.integer(n))
}
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}
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readline(
prompt = "Do you want to use default BILOG-MG priors for oldform Data? (1: Yes 2: No) : "
)
if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
if (grepl("^[12]$", n)) {
return(as.integer(n))
}
}
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readline(
prompt = "Do you want to use default BILOG-MG priors for newform Data? (1: Yes 2: No) : "
)
if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
if (grepl("^[12]$", n)) {
return(as.integer(n))
}
}
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