encoding/gob: error rather than panic when decoding enormous slices

Fixes #8084.

LGTM=ruiu
R=golang-codereviews, ruiu
CC=golang-codereviews
https://golang.org/cl/142710043

Author: robpike

src/encoding/gob/decode.go

@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ func decUint8Slice(i *decInstr, state *decoderState, value reflect.Value) {
 	if n > state.b.Len() {
 		errorf("%s data too long for buffer: %d", value.Type(), n)
 	}
+	if n > tooBig {
+		errorf("byte slice too big: %d", n)
+	}
 	if value.Cap() < n {
 		value.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(value.Type(), n, n))
 	} else {
@@ -539,8 +542,15 @@ func (dec *Decoder) decodeSlice(state *decoderState, value reflect.Value, elemOp
 		// of interfaces, there will be buffer reloads.
 		errorf("length of %s is negative (%d bytes)", value.Type(), u)
 	}
+	typ := value.Type()
+	size := uint64(typ.Elem().Size())
+	// Take care with overflow in this calculation.
+	nBytes := u * size
+	if nBytes > tooBig || (size > 0 && nBytes/size != u) {
+		errorf("%s slice too big: %d elements of %d bytes", typ.Elem(), n, size)
+	}
 	if value.Cap() < n {
-		value.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(value.Type(), n, n))
+		value.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(typ, n, n))
 	} else {
 		value.Set(value.Slice(0, n))
 	}

src/encoding/gob/decoder.go

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// tooBig provides a sanity check for sizes; used in several places.
+// Upper limit of 1GB, allowing room to grow a little without overflow.
+// TODO: make this adjustable?
+const tooBig = 1 << 30
+
 // A Decoder manages the receipt of type and data information read from the
 // remote side of a connection.
 type Decoder struct {
@@ -75,9 +80,7 @@ func (dec *Decoder) recvMessage() bool {
 		dec.err = err
 		return false
 	}
-	// Upper limit of 1GB, allowing room to grow a little without overflow.
-	// TODO: We might want more control over this limit.
-	if nbytes >= 1<<30 {
+	if nbytes >= tooBig {
 		dec.err = errBadCount
 		return false
 	}

src/encoding/gob/encoder_test.go

@@ -932,3 +932,25 @@ func Test29ElementSlice(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+// Don't crash, just give error when allocating a huge slice.
+// Issue 8084.
+func TestErrorForHugeSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	// Encode an int slice.
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	slice := []int{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1}
+	err := NewEncoder(buf).Encode(slice)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("encode:", err)
+	}
+	// Reach into the buffer and smash the count to make the encoded slice very long.
+	buf.Bytes()[buf.Len()-len(slice)-1] = 0xfa
+	// Decode and see error.
+	err = NewDecoder(buf).Decode(&slice)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("decode: no error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "slice too big") {
+		t.Fatal("decode: expected slice too big error, got %s", err.Error())
+	}
+}