[Mimedefang] opinions on this filter?

Douglas J Hunley doug at hunley.homeip.net
Mon May 13 13:35:33 EDT 2002


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Just wondering if the gurus on this list could look over my proposed 
mimedefang-filter and make any comments/suggestions on things to do 
differently for better performance or if I've done something wrong, or 
whatever. thanks!
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Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778
Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org
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# -*- Perl -*-
#***********************************************************************
#
# mimedefang-filter
#
#***********************************************************************

#***********************************************************************
# Set administrator's e-mail address here.  The administrator receives
# quarantine messages and is listed as the contact for site-wide
# MIMEDefang policy.  A good example would be 'defang-admin at mydomain.com'
#***********************************************************************
$AdminAddress = 'defang-admin at linux-sxs.org';
$AdminName = "MIMEDefang Administrator";

#***********************************************************************
# Set the e-mail address from which MIMEDefang quarantine warnings and
# user notifications appear to come.  A good example would be
# 'mimedefang at mydomain.com'.  Make sure to have an alias for this
# address if you want replies to it to work.
#***********************************************************************
$DaemonAddress = 'mimedefang at linux-sxs.org';

#***********************************************************************
# Set various stupid things your mail client does below.
#***********************************************************************

# Set the next one if your mail client cannot handle nested multipart
# messages
$Stupidity{"flatten"} = 0;

# Set the next one if your mail client cannot handle multiple "inline"
# parts (*cough* Exchange *cough* Outlook)
$Stupidity{"NoMultipleInlines"} = 0;


# This procedure returns true for entities with bad filenames.
sub filter_bad_filename {
    my($entity) = @_;
    return re_match($entity, '\.(bat|chm|cmd|com|cpl|dll|exe|hlp|hta|ini|js|lib|lnk|msi|msp|ocx|pif|reg|reg|scr|sct|shb|shs|sys|vbe|vbs?|vxd|wsf|wsh)');
}

#***********************************************************************
# %PROCEDURE: filter_begin
# %ARGUMENTS:
#  None
# %RETURNS:
#  Nothing
# %DESCRIPTION:
#  Called just before e-mail parts are processed
#***********************************************************************
sub filter_begin {
    $Boilerplate = "";


    # Spam checks if SpamAssassin is installed
    if ($Features{"SpamAssassin"}) {
	if (-s "./INPUTMSG" < 256*1024) {
	    # Only scan messages smaller than 256kB.  Larger messages
	    # are extremely unlikely to be spam, and SpamAssassin is
	    # dreadfully slow on very large messages.
	    my($hits, $req, $names, $report) = spam_assassin_check();
	    if ($hits >= 15) {
		action_quarantine_entire_message();
		action_bounce("SpamAssassin says this email is SPAM. Rejected.");
	    }
	    if ($hits >= $req) {
		action_change_header("X-Spam-Warning","SpamAssassin says this message is SPAM");
		action_change_header("X-Spam-Status","Yes, hits=$hits, required=$req");
		my $graph = '*' x ($hits > 50 ? 50 : int($hits));
		action_change_header("X-Spam-Level","$graph $hits $graph");
		$Boilerplate = $report;
	    }
	}
    }
}

#***********************************************************************
# %PROCEDURE: filter
# %ARGUMENTS:
#  entity -- a Mime::Entity object (see MIME-tools documentation for details)
#  fname -- the suggested filename, taken from the MIME Content-Disposition:
#           header.  If no filename was suggested, then fname is ""
#  ext -- the file extension (everything from the last period in the name
#         to the end of the name, including the period.)
#  type -- the MIME type, taken from the Content-Type: header.
#
#  NOTE: There are two likely and one unlikely place for a filename to
#  appear in a MIME message:  In Content-Disposition: filename, in
#  Content-Type: name, and in Content-Description.  If you are paranoid,
#  you will use the re_match and re_match_ext functions, which return true
#  if ANY of these possibilities match.  re_match checks the whole name;
#  re_match_ext checks the extension.  See the sample filter below for usage.
# %RETURNS:
#  Nothing
# %DESCRIPTION:
#  This function is called once for each part of a MIME message.
#  There are many action_*() routines which can decide the fate
#  of each part; see the mimedefang-filter man page.
#***********************************************************************
sub filter {
    my($entity, $fname, $ext, $type) = @_;

    # scan for virus
    if ($Features{"File::Scan"}) {
	my($code, $category, $action) = entity_contains_virus_filescan($entity);
	action_change_header("X-Virus-Scanned", $fname ? "$fname: $action" "$message: $action");
	$VirusScannerMessages =~ s/^/var.*\n//g;
	$VirusScannerMessages =~ s/^\s+//;
	if ($action eq "quarantine") {
		my $message =
		 "             VIRUS ALERT\n\n" .
		 "Our virus scanner found a VIRUS in your email to " .
		 "@Recipients.\n\nWe advise you to check your computer for " .
		 "viruses. We recommend the\nlatest version of the " .
		 "following anti-virus software:\n\n" .
		 " AVG  http://www.grisoft.com/\n" .
		 " (it's free for home use)\n" .
		 "\n BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE WITH " .
		 "THE LATEST VIRUS DEFINITIONS ROUTINELY.\n\nOur virus " .
		 "scanner reported the following:\n\n$VirusScannerMessages\n";
		if (open(IN, "<HEADERS")) {
			$message .="\n-----Original Message Headers-----\n";
			while (<IN>) {
				$message .= $_;
			}
			close(IN);
		}
		if ($Sender ne '<>') {
			action_notify_sender($message);
		}
		action_notify_administrator("-----Original Message-----\n" .
		 "From: $DaemonName <$DaemonAddress>\n" .
		 "Sent: " . localtime() . "\n" .
		 "To: $Sender\n" .
		 "Subject: MIMEDefang Notification.\n\n" .
		 $message);
		add_recipient($Administrator);
		return action_quarantine($entity, "            VIRUS" .
		 " ALERT\n\nOur virus scanner found a VIRUS in this " .
		 "email from $Sender.\nAn attachment named \'$fname\' " .
		 "was removed from this email because it\ncontained " .
		 "a virus. The virus scanner reported the following:\n\n" .
		 "$VirusScannerMessages\n");

	}
    }

    # check for 'bad' files as attachments
    if (filter_bad_filename($entity)) {
	return action_replace_with_url($entity,
	 "/opt/apache/htdocs/defanged",
	 "http://hunley.homeip.net/defanged",
	 "An attachment named \'$fname\' was removed from this message " .
	 "as it\nconstituted a posible security hazard. If you require " .
	 "this attachment, please visit:\n\n\t_URL_\n");
    }

    # eml is bad if it's not multipart
    if (re_match($entity, '\.eml')) {
	return action_replace_with_url($entity,
	 "/opt/apache/htdocs/defanged",
	 "http://hunley.homeip.net/defanged",
	 "An attachment named \'$fname\' was not attached as multi-part " .
	 "and thus\npresented a possible security hazard and was removed. " .
	 "\nIf you require this attachment, please visit:\n\n\t_URL_\n");
    }

    # Clean up HTML if Anomy::HTMLCleaner is installed.
    if ($Features{"HTMLCleaner"}) {
	if ($type eq "text/html") {
	    return anomy_clean_html($entity);
	}
    }

    # store attachments bigger than 2Mb on the web server
    # since they are "safe" at this point and since files
    # really shouldn't be sent through email anyway
    $size = (stat($entity->bodyhandle->path))[7];
    if ($size > 2048000) {
	action_replace_with_url($entity,
	 "/opt/apache/htdocs/defanged",
	 "http://hunley.homeip.net/defanged",
	 "An attachment named \'$fname\' was larger than 2Mb and thus " .
	 "was removed\n from this message. It may be retrieved by " .
	 "visiting:\n\n\t_URL_\n");
    }

    return action_accept();
}

#***********************************************************************
# %PROCEDURE: filter_multipart
# %ARGUMENTS:
#  entity -- a Mime::Entity object (see MIME-tools documentation for details)
#  fname -- the suggested filename, taken from the MIME Content-Disposition:
#           header.  If no filename was suggested, then fname is ""
#  ext -- the file extension (everything from the last period in the name
#         to the end of the name, including the period.)
#  type -- the MIME type, taken from the Content-Type: header.
# %RETURNS:
#  Nothing
# %DESCRIPTION:
#  This is called for multipart "container" parts such as message/rfc822.
#  You cannot replace the body (because multipart parts have no body),
#  but you should check for bad filenames.
#***********************************************************************
sub filter_multipart {
    my($entity, $fname, $ext, $type) = @_;

    if (filter_bad_filename($entity)) {
	action_notify_administrator("A MULTIPART attachment of type $type, named $fname was dropped.\n");
	return action_drop_with_warning("An attachment of type $type, named $fname was removed from this document as it\nconstituted a security hazard.  If you require this document, please contact\nthe sender and arrange an alternate means of receiving it.\n");
    }

    # eml is bad if it's not message/rfc822
    if (re_match($entity, '\.eml') and ($type ne "message/rfc822")) {
	return action_drop_with_warning("A non-message/rfc822 attachment named $fname was removed from this document as it\nconstituted a security hazard.  If you require this document, please contact\nthe sender and arrange an alternate means of receiving it.\n");
    }

    return action_accept();
}


#***********************************************************************
# %PROCEDURE: defang_warning
# %ARGUMENTS:
#  oldfname -- the old file name of an attachment
#  fname -- the new "defanged" name
# %RETURNS:
#  A warning message
# %DESCRIPTION:
#  This function customizes the warning message when an attachment
#  is defanged.
#***********************************************************************
sub defang_warning {
    my($oldfname, $fname) = @_;
    return
	"An attachment named '$oldfname' was converted to '$fname'.\n" .
	"To recover the file, right-click on the attachment and Save As\n" .
	"'$oldfname'\n";
}

# If SpamAssassin found SPAM, append report.  We do it as a separate
# attachment of type text/plain
sub filter_end {
    my($entity) = @_;

    # No sense doing any extra work
    return if message_rejected();

    if ($Boilerplate ne "") {
	action_add_part($entity, "text/plain", "-suggest", "Boilerplate\n",
			"SpamAssassinReport.txt", "inline");
    }
}

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