Kpa-clawbot 85e97d2f37 fix(#1211): bounds-check path length to prevent slice [218:15] panic in MQTT decode (#1214)
**RED commit:** `65d9f57b` (CI run will appear at
https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/actions after PR opens)

Fixes #1211

## Root cause

`decodePath()` returns `bytesConsumed = hash_size * hash_count` where
both come straight from the wire-supplied `pathByte` (upper 2 bits →
`hash_size`, lower 6 bits → `hash_count`). Max claimable: 4 × 63 = 252
bytes.

A malformed packet on the wire claimed `pathByte=0xF6` (hash_size=4,
hash_count=54 → 216 path bytes) inside a 15-byte buffer. The inner
hop-extraction loop in `decodePath` did break early on overflow — but
`bytesConsumed` was still returned at face value (216). `DecodePacket`
then did `offset += 216` (offset=218) and `payloadBuf := buf[offset:]`
panicked with the prod-observed signature:

```
runtime error: slice bounds out of range [218:15]
```

The handler-level `defer/recover` at `cmd/ingestor/main.go:258-263`
caught it, but the message was silently dropped with no usable
diagnostic.

## Fix

Add a `if offset > len(buf)` guard at BOTH decoder sites (same pattern,
same panic potential):

- `cmd/ingestor/decoder.go` — DecodePacket after decodePath
- `cmd/server/decoder.go` — DecodePacket after decodePath

Return a descriptive error citing the claimed length and pathByte hex so
operators can reproduce.

Also: `cmd/ingestor/main.go` decode-error log now includes `topic`,
`observer`, and `rawHexLen` so future malformed packets are reproducible
without needing to attach a debugger.

## Tests (TDD red → green)

Both packages got two new tests:

- **`TestDecodePacketBoundsFromWire_Issue1211`** — feeds the exact wire
shape from the prod log (`pathByte=0xF6` inside a 15-byte buf). Asserts
`DecodePacket` does NOT panic and returns an error.
- **`TestDecodePacketFuzzTruncated_Issue1211`** — sweeps every `(header,
pathByte)` combination with tails 0..19 bytes (≈1.3M inputs). Asserts
zero panics.

### Red commit proof

On commit `65d9f57b` (RED), both tests fail with the panic:
```
=== RUN   TestDecodePacketBoundsFromWire_Issue1211
    decoder_test.go:1996: DecodePacket panicked on malformed input: runtime error: slice bounds out of range [218:15]
--- FAIL: TestDecodePacketBoundsFromWire_Issue1211 (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestDecodePacketFuzzTruncated_Issue1211
    decoder_test.go:2010: DecodePacket panicked during fuzz: runtime error: slice bounds out of range [3:2]
--- FAIL: TestDecodePacketFuzzTruncated_Issue1211 (0.01s)
```

On commit `7a6ae52c` (GREEN), full suites pass:
- `cmd/ingestor`: `ok 53.988s`
- `cmd/server`:   `ok 29.456s`

## Acceptance criteria

- [x] Identify the slice op producing `[218:15]` — `payloadBuf :=
buf[offset:]` in `DecodePacket` (decoder.go), where `offset` had been
advanced by an unchecked `bytesConsumed` from `decodePath()`.
- [x] Bounds check added at the identified site(s) — both ingestor and
server decoders.
- [x] Test with crafted payload (length-field > remaining buffer) —
`TestDecodePacketBoundsFromWire_Issue1211`.
- [x] Log topic, observer ID, payload byte length on drop — updated
`MQTT [%s] decode error` log line.
- [x] Existing tests stay green — confirmed both packages.

## Out of scope

Reconnect-after-disconnect (#1212) — handled by a separate subagent.
This PR touches NO reconnect logic.

---------

Co-authored-by: corescope-bot <bot@corescope.local>
Co-authored-by: openclaw-bot <bot@openclaw.local>
Co-authored-by: corescope-bot <bot@corescope>
2026-05-15 22:34:21 -07:00
2026-04-05 06:36:03 +00:00
2026-03-20 05:38:23 +00:00

CoreScope

Go Server Coverage Go Ingestor Coverage E2E Tests Frontend Coverage Deploy

High-performance mesh network analyzer powered by Go. Sub-millisecond packet queries, ~300 MB memory for 56K+ packets, real-time WebSocket broadcast, full channel decryption.

Self-hosted, open-source MeshCore packet analyzer. Collects MeshCore packets via MQTT, decodes them in real time, and presents a full web UI with live packet feed, interactive maps, channel chat, packet tracing, and per-node analytics.

Performance

The Go backend serves all 40+ API endpoints from an in-memory packet store with 5 indexes (hash, txID, obsID, observer, node). SQLite is for persistence only — reads never touch disk.

Metric Value
Packet queries < 1 ms (in-memory)
All API endpoints < 100 ms
Memory (56K packets) ~300 MB (vs 1.3 GB on Node.js)
WebSocket broadcast Real-time to all connected browsers
Channel decryption AES-128-ECB with rainbow table

See PERFORMANCE.md for full benchmarks.

Features

📡 Live Trace Map

Real-time animated map with packet route visualization, VCR-style playback controls, and a retro LCD clock. Replay the last 24 hours of mesh activity, scrub through the timeline, or watch packets flow live at up to 4× speed.

Live VCR playback — watch packets flow across the Bay Area mesh

📦 Packet Feed

Filterable real-time packet stream with byte-level breakdown, Excel-like resizable columns, and a detail pane. Toggle "My Nodes" to focus on your mesh.

Packets view

🗺️ Network Overview

At-a-glance mesh stats — node counts, packet volume, observer coverage.

Network overview

📊 Node Analytics

Per-node deep dive with interactive charts: activity timeline, packet type breakdown, SNR distribution, hop count analysis, peer network graph, and hourly heatmap.

Node analytics

💬 Channel Chat

Decoded group messages with sender names, @mentions, timestamps — like reading a Discord channel for your mesh.

Channels

📱 Mobile Ready

Full experience on your phone — proper touch controls, iOS safe area support, and a compact VCR bar.

Live view on iOS

And More

  • 11 Analytics Tabs — RF, topology, channels, hash stats, distance, route patterns, and more
  • Node Directory — searchable list with role tabs, detail panel, QR codes, advert timeline
  • Packet Tracing — follow individual packets across observers with SNR/RSSI timeline
  • Observer Status — health monitoring, packet counts, uptime, per-observer analytics
  • Hash Collision Matrix — detect address collisions across the mesh
  • Channel Key Auto-Derivation — hashtag channels (#channel) keys derived via SHA256
  • Multi-Broker MQTT — connect to multiple brokers with per-source IATA filtering
  • Dark / Light Mode — auto-detects system preference, map tiles swap too
  • Theme Customizer — design your theme in-browser, export as theme.json
  • Global Search — search packets, nodes, and channels (Ctrl+K)
  • Shareable URLs — deep links to packets, channels, and observer detail pages
  • Protobuf API Contract — typed API definitions in proto/
  • Accessible — ARIA patterns, keyboard navigation, screen reader support

Quick Start

No build step required — just run:

docker run -d --name corescope \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  -p 80:80 -p 1883:1883 \
  -v /your/data:/app/data \
  ghcr.io/kpa-clawbot/corescope:latest

Open http://localhost — done. No config file needed; CoreScope starts with sensible defaults.

For HTTPS with a custom domain, add -p 443:443 and mount your Caddyfile:

docker run -d --name corescope \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 1883:1883 \
  -v /your/data:/app/data \
  -v /your/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro \
  -v /your/caddy-data:/data/caddy \
  ghcr.io/kpa-clawbot/corescope:latest

Disable built-in services with -e DISABLE_MOSQUITTO=true or -e DISABLE_CADDY=true, or drop a .env file in your data volume. See docs/deployment.md for the full reference.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope.git
cd CoreScope
./manage.sh setup

The setup wizard walks you through config, domain, HTTPS, build, and run.

./manage.sh status       # Health check + packet/node counts
./manage.sh logs         # Follow logs
./manage.sh backup       # Backup database
./manage.sh update       # Pull latest + rebuild + restart
./manage.sh mqtt-test    # Check if observer data is flowing
./manage.sh help         # All commands

Configure

Copy config.example.json to config.json and edit:

{
  "port": 3000,
  "mqtt": {
    "broker": "mqtt://localhost:1883",
    "topic": "meshcore/+/+/packets"
  },
  "mqttSources": [
    {
      "name": "remote-feed",
      "broker": "mqtts://remote-broker:8883",
      "topics": ["meshcore/+/+/packets"],
      "username": "user",
      "password": "pass",
      "iataFilter": ["SJC", "SFO", "OAK"]
    }
  ],
  "channelKeys": {
    "public": "8b3387e9c5cdea6ac9e5edbaa115cd72"
  },
  "defaultRegion": "SJC"
}
Field Description
port HTTP server port (default: 3000)
mqtt.broker Local MQTT broker URL ("" to disable)
mqttSources External MQTT broker connections (optional)
channelKeys Channel decryption keys (hex). Hashtag channels auto-derived via SHA256
defaultRegion Default IATA region code for the UI
dbPath SQLite database path (default: data/meshcore.db)

Environment Variables

Variable Description
PORT Override config port
DB_PATH Override SQLite database path

Architecture

                           ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
                           │              Docker Container               │
                           │                                             │
Observer → USB →           │  Mosquitto ──→ Go Ingestor ──→ SQLite DB   │
  meshcoretomqtt → MQTT ──→│                    │                        │
                           │              Go HTTP Server ──→ WebSocket   │
                           │                    │               │        │
                           │              Caddy (HTTPS) ←───────┘        │
                           └────────────────────┼────────────────────────┘
                                                │
                                             Browser

Two-process model: The Go ingestor handles MQTT ingestion and packet decoding. The Go HTTP server loads all packets into an in-memory store on startup (5 indexes for fast lookups) and serves the REST API + WebSocket broadcast. Both are managed by supervisord inside a single container with Caddy for HTTPS and Mosquitto for local MQTT.

MQTT Setup

  1. Flash an observer node with MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1 build flag
  2. Connect via USB to a host running meshcoretomqtt
  3. Configure meshcoretomqtt with your IATA region code and MQTT broker address
  4. Packets appear on topic meshcore/{IATA}/{PUBKEY}/packets

Or POST raw hex packets to POST /api/packets for manual injection.

Project Structure

corescope/
├── cmd/
│   ├── server/              # Go HTTP server + WebSocket + REST API
│   │   ├── main.go          # Entry point
│   │   ├── routes.go        # 40+ API endpoint handlers
│   │   ├── store.go         # In-memory packet store (5 indexes)
│   │   ├── db.go            # SQLite persistence layer
│   │   ├── decoder.go       # MeshCore packet decoder
│   │   ├── websocket.go     # WebSocket broadcast
│   │   └── *_test.go        # 327 test functions
│   └── ingestor/            # Go MQTT ingestor
│       ├── main.go          # MQTT subscription + packet processing
│       ├── decoder.go       # Packet decoder (shared logic)
│       ├── db.go            # SQLite write path
│       └── *_test.go        # 53 test functions
├── proto/                   # Protobuf API definitions
├── public/                  # Vanilla JS frontend (no build step)
│   ├── index.html           # SPA shell
│   ├── app.js               # Router, WebSocket, utilities
│   ├── packets.js           # Packet feed + hex breakdown
│   ├── map.js               # Leaflet map + route visualization
│   ├── live.js              # Live trace + VCR playback
│   ├── channels.js          # Channel chat
│   ├── nodes.js             # Node directory + detail views
│   ├── analytics.js         # 11-tab analytics dashboard
│   └── style.css            # CSS variable theming (light/dark)
├── docker/
│   ├── supervisord-go.conf  # Process manager (server + ingestor)
│   ├── mosquitto.conf       # MQTT broker config
│   ├── Caddyfile            # Reverse proxy + HTTPS
│   └── entrypoint-go.sh     # Container entrypoint
├── Dockerfile               # Multi-stage Go build + Alpine runtime
├── config.example.json      # Example configuration
├── test-*.js                # Node.js test suite (frontend + legacy)
└── tools/                   # Generators, E2E tests, utilities

For Developers

Test Suite

380 Go tests covering the backend, plus 150+ Node.js tests for the frontend and legacy logic, plus 49 Playwright E2E tests for browser validation.

# Go backend tests
cd cmd/server && go test ./... -v
cd cmd/ingestor && go test ./... -v

# Node.js frontend + integration tests
npm test

# Playwright E2E (requires running server on localhost:3000)
node test-e2e-playwright.js

Generate Test Data

node tools/generate-packets.js --api --count 200

Migrating from Node.js

If you're running an existing Node.js deployment, see docs/go-migration.md for a step-by-step guide. The Go engine reads the same SQLite database and config.json — no data migration needed.

Contributing

Contributions welcome. Please read AGENTS.md for coding conventions, testing requirements, and engineering principles before submitting a PR.

Live instance: analyzer.00id.net — all API endpoints are public, no auth required.

API Documentation: CoreScope auto-generates an OpenAPI 3.0 spec. Browse the interactive Swagger UI at /api/docs or fetch the machine-readable spec at /api/spec.

License

MIT

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