fix: no longer give up on detecting auth type when getting a 401 (#391)

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Brendan Le Glaunec
2026-02-01 20:59:26 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent 777bd2a488
commit af41fc6cb8
7 changed files with 406 additions and 75 deletions
+38 -65
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@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import (
"time"
"github.com/Ullaakut/cameradar/v6"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/base"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/description"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/liberrors"
)
// Route that should never be a constructor default.
const dummyRoute = "/0x8b6c42"
const dummyRoute = "0x8b6c42"
// Dictionary provides dictionaries for routes, usernames and passwords.
type Dictionary interface {
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ func (a Attacker) reattackRoutes(ctx context.Context, streams []cameradar.Stream
func needsReattack(streams []cameradar.Stream) bool {
for _, stream := range streams {
if stream.RouteFound && stream.CredentialsFound && stream.Available {
// This stream is fully discovered, no need to re-attack.
continue
}
return true
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ func (a Attacker) attackRoutesForStream(ctx context.Context, target cameradar.St
}
if ok {
target.RouteFound = true
target.Routes = append(target.Routes, "/")
target.Routes = append(target.Routes, "") // Add empty route for default.
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepAttackRoutes, fmt.Sprintf("Default route accepted for %s:%d", target.Address.String(), target.Port))
return target, nil
}
@@ -287,67 +290,6 @@ func (a Attacker) attackRoutesForStream(ctx context.Context, target cameradar.St
return target, nil
}
func (a Attacker) detectAuthMethods(ctx context.Context, targets []cameradar.Stream) ([]cameradar.Stream, error) {
streams, err := runParallel(ctx, targets, a.detectAuthMethod)
if err != nil {
return streams, err
}
for i := range streams {
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, cameradar.ProgressTickMessage())
var authMethod string
switch streams[i].AuthenticationType {
case cameradar.AuthNone:
authMethod = "no"
case cameradar.AuthBasic:
authMethod = "basic"
case cameradar.AuthDigest:
authMethod = "digest"
default:
return streams, fmt.Errorf("unknown authentication method %d for %s:%d", streams[i].AuthenticationType, streams[i].Address.String(), streams[i].Port)
}
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("Detected %s authentication for %s:%d", authMethod, streams[i].Address.String(), streams[i].Port))
}
return streams, nil
}
func (a Attacker) detectAuthMethod(ctx context.Context, stream cameradar.Stream) (cameradar.Stream, error) {
if ctx.Err() != nil {
return stream, ctx.Err()
}
u, urlStr, err := buildRTSPURL(stream, stream.Route(), "", "")
if err != nil {
return stream, fmt.Errorf("building rtsp url: %w", err)
}
client, err := a.newRTSPClient(u)
if err != nil {
return stream, fmt.Errorf("starting rtsp client: %w", err)
}
defer client.Close()
_, res, err := client.Describe(u)
if err != nil {
var badStatus liberrors.ErrClientBadStatusCode
if errors.As(err, &badStatus) && res != nil && badStatus.Code == base.StatusUnauthorized {
stream.AuthenticationType = authTypeFromHeaders(res.Header["WWW-Authenticate"])
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > %d", urlStr, badStatus.Code))
return stream, nil
}
return stream, fmt.Errorf("performing describe request at %q: %w", urlStr, err)
}
if res != nil {
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > %d", urlStr, res.StatusCode))
}
stream.AuthenticationType = cameradar.AuthNone
return stream, nil
}
func (a Attacker) routeAttack(stream cameradar.Stream, route string) (bool, error) {
u, urlStr, err := buildRTSPURL(stream, route, stream.Username, stream.Password)
if err != nil {
@@ -399,7 +341,7 @@ func (a Attacker) validateStream(ctx context.Context, stream cameradar.Stream, e
}
defer client.Close()
desc, res, err := client.Describe(u)
desc, res, err := a.describeWithRetry(ctx, client, u, urlStr)
if err != nil {
return a.handleDescribeError(stream, urlStr, err)
}
@@ -413,7 +355,6 @@ func (a Attacker) validateStream(ctx context.Context, stream cameradar.Stream, e
if err != nil {
return a.handleSetupError(stream, urlStr, err)
}
a.logSetupResponse(urlStr, res)
stream.Available = res != nil && res.StatusCode == base.StatusOK
@@ -424,9 +365,39 @@ func (a Attacker) validateStream(ctx context.Context, stream cameradar.Stream, e
return stream, nil
}
func (a Attacker) describeWithRetry(ctx context.Context, client *gortsplib.Client, u *base.URL, urlStr string) (*description.Session, *base.Response, error) {
var (
desc *description.Session
res *base.Response
err error
)
for range 5 {
desc, res, err = client.Describe(u)
if err == nil {
return desc, res, nil
}
var badStatus liberrors.ErrClientBadStatusCode
if errors.As(err, &badStatus) && badStatus.Code == base.StatusServiceUnavailable {
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepValidateStreams, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > %d (retrying)", urlStr, badStatus.Code))
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return nil, nil, ctx.Err()
case <-time.After(time.Second):
}
continue
}
return nil, nil, err
}
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("describe retries exhausted for %q: %w", urlStr, err)
}
func (a Attacker) handleDescribeError(stream cameradar.Stream, urlStr string, err error) (cameradar.Stream, error) {
var badStatus liberrors.ErrClientBadStatusCode
if errors.As(err, &badStatus) && badStatus.Code == base.StatusServiceUnavailable {
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepValidateStreams, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > %d", urlStr, badStatus.Code))
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepValidateStreams, fmt.Sprintf("Stream unavailable for %s:%d (RTSP %d)",
stream.Address.String(),
stream.Port,
@@ -436,6 +407,8 @@ func (a Attacker) handleDescribeError(stream cameradar.Stream, urlStr string, er
return stream, nil
}
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepValidateStreams, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > error: %v", urlStr, err))
return stream, fmt.Errorf("performing describe request at %q: %w", urlStr, err)
}
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@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestAttacker_Attack_ReturnsErrorWhenRouteMissing(t *testing.T) {
got, err := attacker.Attack(t.Context(), streams)
require.Error(t, err)
assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "detecting authentication methods")
assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "validating streams")
require.Len(t, got, 1)
assert.False(t, got[0].RouteFound)
}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestAttacker_Attack_AllowsDummyRoute(t *testing.T) {
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Len(t, got, 1)
assert.True(t, got[0].RouteFound)
assert.Equal(t, []string{"/"}, got[0].Routes)
assert.Equal(t, []string{""}, got[0].Routes)
assert.True(t, got[0].Available)
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
package attack
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/Ullaakut/cameradar/v6"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/base"
)
func (a Attacker) detectAuthMethods(ctx context.Context, targets []cameradar.Stream) ([]cameradar.Stream, error) {
streams, err := runParallel(ctx, targets, a.detectAuthMethod)
if err != nil {
return streams, err
}
for i := range streams {
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, cameradar.ProgressTickMessage())
var authMethod string
switch streams[i].AuthenticationType {
case cameradar.AuthNone:
authMethod = "no"
case cameradar.AuthBasic:
authMethod = "basic"
case cameradar.AuthDigest:
authMethod = "digest"
case cameradar.AuthUnknown:
authMethod = "unknown"
default:
authMethod = fmt.Sprintf("unknown (%d)", streams[i].AuthenticationType)
}
a.reporter.Progress(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("Detected %s authentication for %s:%d", authMethod, streams[i].Address.String(), streams[i].Port))
}
return streams, nil
}
func (a Attacker) detectAuthMethod(ctx context.Context, stream cameradar.Stream) (cameradar.Stream, error) {
if ctx.Err() != nil {
return stream, ctx.Err()
}
u, urlStr, err := buildRTSPURL(stream, stream.Route(), "", "")
if err != nil {
return stream, fmt.Errorf("building rtsp url: %w", err)
}
statusCode, headers, err := a.probeDescribeHeaders(ctx, u, urlStr)
if err != nil {
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > error: %v", urlStr, err))
stream.AuthenticationType = cameradar.AuthUnknown
return stream, fmt.Errorf("performing describe request at %q: %w", urlStr, err)
}
a.reporter.Debug(cameradar.StepDetectAuth, fmt.Sprintf("DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0 > %d", urlStr, statusCode))
values := headerValues(headers, "WWW-Authenticate")
switch statusCode {
case base.StatusOK:
stream.AuthenticationType = cameradar.AuthNone
case base.StatusUnauthorized:
stream.AuthenticationType = authTypeFromHeaders(values)
default:
stream.AuthenticationType = cameradar.AuthUnknown
}
return stream, nil
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
package attack
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"net"
"net/netip"
"strings"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/Ullaakut/cameradar/v6"
"github.com/Ullaakut/cameradar/v6/internal/ui"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/base"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5/pkg/headers"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
type testDictionary struct {
routes []string
usernames []string
passwords []string
}
func (d testDictionary) Routes() []string {
return d.routes
}
func (d testDictionary) Usernames() []string {
return d.usernames
}
func (d testDictionary) Passwords() []string {
return d.passwords
}
func TestAuthTypeFromHeaders(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
values base.HeaderValue
want cameradar.AuthType
}{
{
name: "digest wins over basic",
values: base.HeaderValue{
headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodBasic, Realm: "cam"}.Marshal()[0],
headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodDigest, Realm: "cam", Nonce: "nonce"}.Marshal()[0],
},
want: cameradar.AuthDigest,
},
{
name: "basic auth",
values: headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodBasic, Realm: "cam"}.Marshal(),
want: cameradar.AuthBasic,
},
{
name: "digest auth",
values: headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodDigest, Realm: "cam", Nonce: "nonce"}.Marshal(),
want: cameradar.AuthDigest,
},
{
name: "unknown with empty values",
values: nil,
want: cameradar.AuthUnknown,
},
{
name: "unknown with unsupported header",
values: base.HeaderValue{"Bearer abc"},
want: cameradar.AuthUnknown,
},
}
for _, test := range tests {
t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
assert.Equal(t, test.want, authTypeFromHeaders(test.values))
})
}
}
func TestDetectAuthMethod(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
statusCode base.StatusCode
headers base.Header
want cameradar.AuthType
}{
{
name: "no auth when status ok",
statusCode: base.StatusOK,
headers: base.Header{
"WWW-Authenticate": headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodBasic, Realm: "cam"}.Marshal(),
},
want: cameradar.AuthNone,
},
{
name: "basic auth on unauthorized",
statusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
headers: base.Header{
"WWW-Authenticate": headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodBasic, Realm: "cam"}.Marshal(),
},
want: cameradar.AuthBasic,
},
{
name: "digest auth on unauthorized",
statusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
headers: base.Header{
"WWW-Authenticate": headers.Authenticate{Method: headers.AuthMethodDigest, Realm: "cam", Nonce: "nonce"}.Marshal(),
},
want: cameradar.AuthDigest,
},
{
name: "unknown auth on unauthorized without www-authenticate",
statusCode: base.StatusUnauthorized,
headers: nil,
want: cameradar.AuthUnknown,
},
{
name: "unknown auth on other status",
statusCode: base.StatusNotFound,
headers: nil,
want: cameradar.AuthUnknown,
},
}
for _, test := range tests {
t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
addr, port := startRTSPProbeServer(t, test.statusCode, test.headers)
attacker, err := New(testDictionary{}, 0, time.Second, ui.NopReporter{})
require.NoError(t, err)
stream := cameradar.Stream{
Address: addr,
Port: port,
}
got, err := attacker.detectAuthMethod(t.Context(), stream)
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Equal(t, test.want, got.AuthenticationType)
})
}
}
func startRTSPProbeServer(t *testing.T, statusCode base.StatusCode, headers base.Header) (netip.Addr, uint16) {
t.Helper()
listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
require.NoError(t, err)
t.Cleanup(func() {
_ = listener.Close()
})
go func() {
conn, err := listener.Accept()
if err != nil {
return
}
defer conn.Close()
_ = conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second))
reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
for {
line, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
if err != nil {
return
}
if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
break
}
}
statusText := statusTextFromCode(statusCode)
var builder strings.Builder
_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "RTSP/1.0 %d %s\r\n", statusCode, statusText)
builder.WriteString("CSeq: 1\r\n")
for key, values := range headers {
for _, value := range values {
_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(&builder, "%s: %s\r\n", key, value)
}
}
builder.WriteString("Content-Length: 0\r\n\r\n")
_, _ = conn.Write([]byte(builder.String()))
}()
tcpAddr, ok := listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
require.True(t, ok)
return netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.0.1"), uint16(tcpAddr.Port)
}
func statusTextFromCode(code base.StatusCode) string {
switch code {
case base.StatusOK:
return "OK"
case base.StatusUnauthorized:
return "Unauthorized"
case base.StatusNotFound:
return "Not Found"
default:
return "Unknown"
}
}
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@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
package attack
import (
"bufio"
"context"
"errors"
"fmt"
"net"
"net/textproto"
"net/url"
"strconv"
"strings"
"time"
"github.com/Ullaakut/cameradar/v6"
"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v5"
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ func (a Attacker) describeStatus(u *base.URL) (base.StatusCode, error) {
_, res, err := client.Describe(u)
if err != nil {
var badStatus liberrors.ErrClientBadStatusCode
if errors.As(err, &badStatus) && res != nil {
if errors.As(err, &badStatus) {
return badStatus.Code, nil
}
return 0, err
@@ -51,9 +57,69 @@ func (a Attacker) describeStatus(u *base.URL) (base.StatusCode, error) {
return res.StatusCode, nil
}
// probeDescribeHeaders performs a manual DESCRIBE request and returns the status code and headers.
//
// NOTE: We do not use gortsplib here because it does not expose response headers when the status code is 401 Unauthorized,
// which is exactly what we need in order to detect authentication methods.
func (a Attacker) probeDescribeHeaders(ctx context.Context, u *base.URL, urlStr string) (base.StatusCode, base.Header, error) {
dialer := &net.Dialer{Timeout: a.timeout}
conn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "tcp", u.Host)
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
defer conn.Close()
deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline()
if !ok {
deadline = time.Now().Add(a.timeout)
}
err = conn.SetDeadline(deadline)
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
request := fmt.Sprintf(
"DESCRIBE %s RTSP/1.0\r\nCSeq: 1\r\nUser-Agent: cameradar\r\nAccept: application/sdp\r\nHost: %s\r\n\r\n",
urlStr,
u.Host,
)
_, err = conn.Write([]byte(request))
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
reader := textproto.NewReader(bufio.NewReader(conn))
statusLine, err := reader.ReadLine()
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
fields := strings.Fields(statusLine)
if len(fields) < 2 {
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid RTSP status line: %q", statusLine)
}
code, err := strconv.Atoi(fields[1])
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing RTSP status code %q: %w", fields[1], err)
}
mimeHeader, err := reader.ReadMIMEHeader()
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
headers := make(base.Header)
for key, values := range mimeHeader {
headers[key] = append(base.HeaderValue(nil), values...)
}
return base.StatusCode(code), headers, nil
}
func authTypeFromHeaders(values base.HeaderValue) cameradar.AuthType {
if len(values) == 0 {
return cameradar.AuthNone
return cameradar.AuthUnknown
}
var hasBasic bool
@@ -63,6 +129,9 @@ func authTypeFromHeaders(values base.HeaderValue) cameradar.AuthType {
var authHeader headers.Authenticate
err := authHeader.Unmarshal(base.HeaderValue{value})
if err != nil {
lower := strings.ToLower(value)
hasDigest = hasDigest || strings.Contains(lower, "digest")
hasBasic = hasBasic || strings.Contains(lower, "basic")
continue
}
@@ -80,14 +149,26 @@ func authTypeFromHeaders(values base.HeaderValue) cameradar.AuthType {
if hasBasic {
return cameradar.AuthBasic
}
return cameradar.AuthType(-1)
return cameradar.AuthUnknown
}
func headerValues(header base.Header, name string) base.HeaderValue {
if header == nil {
return nil
}
for key, values := range header {
if strings.EqualFold(key, name) {
return values
}
}
return nil
}
func buildRTSPURL(stream cameradar.Stream, route, username, password string) (*base.URL, string, error) {
host := net.JoinHostPort(stream.Address.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(stream.Port)))
path := "/" + route
if route == "" {
path = "/"
path := strings.TrimSpace(route)
if path != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") {
path = "/" + path
}
u := &url.URL{
+2 -1
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
/live/ch01_0
live/ch01_0
0/1:1/main
0/usrnm:pwd/main
0/video1
+2 -1
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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ type AuthType int
// Supported authentication methods.
const (
AuthNone AuthType = iota
AuthUnknown AuthType = iota
AuthNone
AuthBasic
AuthDigest
)