I'm trying to send a string from server to client via UDP/SNMP. However, if I copy a string with length 86
to pdu packet->value_value
everything works fine, I get the string on client side. If I add just one char more to the string, length is now 87
, the packet can not deliver to the client. The packet size raise correctly. Is there a limit how many char can be send? My packet is smaller than 1500.
This code snippet shows how I copy the string to packet->value_value
value_value = "asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd asd as";
printf("String length: %d\n",strlen(value_value)); // 86 OK, 87or greater NOK
packet->value_length = strlen(value_value);
packet->value_value = malloc(packet->value_length);
strcpy(packet->value_value, value_value);
For some information, here a terminal output with some more informations about packet lengths
Output with string length 86
src/agent.c:69:parse_request(): Input length=43
src/agent.c:116:perform_snmp_request(): OID is: 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
String length: 86
src/mibservice.c:90:snmpget(): packet->value_type=04
src/mibservice.c:91:snmpget(): packet->value_length=56
src/mibservice.c:93:snmpget(): packet->value_value=61
...
src/mibservice.c:93:snmpget(): packet->value_value=73
src/mibservice.c:95:snmpget(): Before packet->length=41
src/mibservice.c:97:snmpget(): After packet->length=127
src/mibservice.c:99:snmpget(): Before packet->pdu_length=28
src/mibservice.c:101:snmpget(): After packet->pdu_length=114
src/mibservice.c:103:snmpget(): Before packet->variablebindings_length=14
src/mibservice.c:105:snmpget(): After packet->variablebindings_length=100
src/mibservice.c:107:snmpget(): Before packet->varbind_length=12
src/mibservice.c:109:snmpget(): After packet->varbind_length=98
src/agent.c:96:create_response(): Output length=129
Output with string length 87
src/agent.c:69:parse_request(): Input length=43
src/agent.c:116:perform_snmp_request(): OID is: 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
String length: 87
src/mibservice.c:90:snmpget(): packet->value_type=04
src/mibservice.c:91:snmpget(): packet->value_length=57
src/mibservice.c:93:snmpget(): packet->value_value=61
...
src/mibservice.c:93:snmpget(): packet->value_value=64
src/mibservice.c:95:snmpget(): Before packet->length=41
src/mibservice.c:97:snmpget(): After packet->length=128
src/mibservice.c:99:snmpget(): Before packet->pdu_length=28
src/mibservice.c:101:snmpget(): After packet->pdu_length=115
src/mibservice.c:103:snmpget(): Before packet->variablebindings_length=14
src/mibservice.c:105:snmpget(): After packet->variablebindings_length=101
src/mibservice.c:107:snmpget(): Before packet->varbind_length=12
src/mibservice.c:109:snmpget(): After packet->varbind_length=99
src/agent.c:96:create_response(): Output length=130
Update
Here is a runnable example about my problem. Packet out_buf_0
represent a valid SNMP packet and can send via UDP. Packet out_buf_1
is the same packet like out_buf_0
with one character more at the end 0x64
. Further, I raised all length + 1 because of the additional character. Why is out_buf_1
not a valid SNMP packet/why can it not send via UDP? Note: The SNMP request can not display in terminal because the request id
from client is different from out_buf_0
and out_buf_1
, take a look in wireshark to see the request/response.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#define MESSAGE_MAX_LEN 1500 /* MTU, IEEE Std 802.3TM-2015 */
#define PORT 161 /* RFC 1157 */
int out_buf_0_len = 129; /* 0x7f + 2 */
char out_buf_0[] = {
0x30, /* SNMP Packet start */
0x7f, /* SNMP Packet length */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /* Version */
0x04, 0x06, 0x70, 0x75, 0x62, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x63, /* Community*/
0xa2, /* GetResponsePDU */
0x72, /* GetResponsePDU Length */
0x02, 0x04, 0x2c, 0x80, 0x7e, 0x2f, /* Request id */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /*Error status */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /*Error index */
0x30, /* Varbind list start */
0x64, /* Varbind list length*/
0x30, /* Varbind value start */
0x62, /* Varbind value length */
0x06, 0x08, 0x2b, 0x06, 0x01, 0x02, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, /* OID */
0x04, /* Value start, type octet-string*/
0x56, /* Value length */
0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, /* Value */
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73 };
int out_buf_1_len = 130; /* 0x80 + 2 */
char out_buf_1[] = {
0x30, /* SNMP Packet start */
0x80, /* SNMP Packet length */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /* Version */
0x04, 0x06, 0x70, 0x75, 0x62, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x63, /* Community*/
0xa2, /* GetResponsePDU */
0x73, /* GetResponsePDU Length */
0x02, 0x04, 0x2c, 0x80, 0x7e, 0x2f, /* Request id */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /*Error status */
0x02, 0x01, 0x00, /*Error index */
0x30, /* Varbind list start */
0x65, /* Varbind list length*/
0x30, /* Varbind value start */
0x63, /* Varbind value length */
0x06, 0x08, 0x2b, 0x06, 0x01, 0x02, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, /* OID */
0x04, /* Value start, type octet-string*/
0x57, /* Value length */
0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, /* Value */
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61, 0x73, 0x64, 0x20, 0x61,
0x73, 0x64 };
int my_socket;
struct sockaddr_in remote_addr;
int socket_create()
{
printf("Create socket\n");
struct sockaddr_in socket_addr;
if ((my_socket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0)
{
printf("Cannot create socket. Exit.\n");
return -1;
}
memset((char *)&socket_addr, 0, sizeof(socket_addr));
socket_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
socket_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
socket_addr.sin_port = htons(PORT);
if (bind(my_socket, (struct sockaddr *)&socket_addr, sizeof(socket_addr)) < 0)
{
printf("Bind failed. Exit.\n");
return - 1;
}
printf("Listen on: %s:%d\n", inet_ntoa(socket_addr.sin_addr), PORT);
return 0;
}
socklen_t addr_len = sizeof(remote_addr);
void socket_listen(char *in_buf)
{
int recv_len; /* Bytes received */
int nbyt; /* Bytes count */
char *out_buf[MESSAGE_MAX_LEN];
int out_len = 0;
for (;;) { /* Receive snmp message from snmp manager */
recv_len = recvfrom(my_socket, in_buf, MESSAGE_MAX_LEN, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&remote_addr, &addr_len);
if (recv_len > 0)
if (sendto(my_socket, out_buf_1, out_buf_1_len, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&remote_addr, addr_len) < 0)
printf("Cannot send data to destination.\n");
}
}
/* Disable SNMP on local machine. # systemctl stop snmpd
* Execute main(): gcc <filename>.c && ./a.out
* Run SNMP Request: $ snmpget -v 1 -c public 0.0.0.0:161 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0
*/
char in_buf[MESSAGE_MAX_LEN];
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
if (socket_create() == -1)
exit(2);
socket_listen(in_buf);
}
The whole frame length including my SNMPv1 packet out_buf_0
is 1368 bits, out_buf_1
should 1376 bits.