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authorRoland Knall <roland.knall@br-automation.com>2014-02-25 14:05:11 +0100
committerMichael Mann <mmann78@netscape.net>2014-08-21 03:34:02 +0000
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Extcap Capture Interface
Extcap is a plugin interface, which allows for the usage of external capture interfaces via pipes using a predefined configuration language which results in a graphical gui. This implementation seeks for a generic implementation, which results in a seamless integration with the current system, and does add all external interfaces as simple interfaces. Windows Note: Due to limitations with GTK and Windows, a gspawn-winXX-helper.exe, respective gspawn-winXX-helper-console.exe is needed, which is part of any GTK windows installation. The default installation directory from the build is an extcap subdirectory underneath the run directory. The folder used by extcap may be viewed in the folders tab of the about dialog. The default installation directory for extcap plugins with a pre-build or installer version of wireshark is the extcap subdirectory underneath the main wireshark directory. For more information see: http://youtu.be/Nn84T506SwU bug #9009 Also take a look in doc/extcap_example.py for a Python-example and in extcap.pod for the arguments grammer. Todo: - Integrate with Qt - currently no GUI is generated, but the interfaces are still usable Change-Id: I4f1239b2f1ebd8b2969f73af137915f5be1ce50f Signed-off-by: Mike Ryan <mikeryan+wireshark@lacklustre.net> Signed-off-by: Mike Kershaw <dragorn@kismetwireless.net> Signed-off-by: Roland Knall <rknall@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/359 Petri-Dish: Michael Mann <mmann78@netscape.net> Tested-by: Petri Dish Buildbot <buildbot-no-reply@wireshark.org> Reviewed-by: Michael Mann <mmann78@netscape.net>
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+
+=head1 NAME
+
+extcap - Extcap grammar elements
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Suggested config grammar elements:
+arg (options) argument for CLI calling
+number Reference # of argument for other values, display order
+call Literal argument to call (--call=...)
+display Displayed name
+default Default value, in proper form for type
+range Range of valid values for UI checking (min,max) in proper form
+type Argument type for UI filtering for raw, or UI type for selector:
+ integer
+ unsigned
+ long (may include scientific / special notation)
+float
+menu (display popup menu in UI)
+selector (display selector table, all values as strings)
+boolean (display checkbox)
+radio (display group of radio buttons with provided values, all values as strings)
+
+value (options) Values for argument selection
+ arg Argument # this value applies to
+value Passed value
+display Displayed value
+default Boolean (true if default, all others ignored, ie default=true)
+
+flag (options) external-capture level flags
+ dedicated Bypass dumpcap & mux for high speed
+ failure Failure message
+
+
+Possible grammar example:
+
+arg {number=0}{call=channel}{display=Wi-Fi Channel}{type=integer}
+arg {number=1}{call=chanflags}{display=Channel Flags}{type=radio}
+arg {number=2}{call=interface}{display=Interface}{type=selector}
+value {arg=0}{range=1,11}
+value {arg=1}{value=ht40p}{display=HT40+}
+value {arg=1}{value=ht40m}{display=HT40-}
+value {arg=1}{value=ht20}{display=HT20}
+value {arg=2}{value=wlan0}{display=wlan0}
+
+Example 2
+arg {number=0}{call=usbdevice}{USB Device}{type=selector}
+value {arg=0}{call=/dev/sysfs/usb/foo/123}{display=Ubertooth One sn 1234}
+value {arg=0}{call=”/dev/sysfs/usb/foo/456}{display=Ubertooth One sn 8901}
+
+Example 3
+arg {number=0}{call=usbdevice}{USB Device}{type=selector}
+flag {failure=Permission denied opening Ubertooth device}
+
+
+Security awareness:
+
+- Users running wireshark as root, we can’t save you
+- Dumpcap retains suid/setgid and group+x permissions to allow users in wireshark group only
+- Third-party capture programs run w/ whatever privs they’re installed with
+- If an attacker can write to a system binary directory, we’re game over anyhow
+- Don’t let wireshark be told to look for capture binaries somewhere else?
+
+Notes:
+- daemonized dumpcap?
+- multiuser?
+- sync_pipe.h commands
+- expand pipe commands to have status notifications, etc?
+- Wireshark->dumpcap options for channel control, etc?
+
+TODO
+define grammar
+write grammar to HTML mockup
+sketch interface with dumpcap
+launch external-pcap from wireshark, bypass dumpcap
+launch external-pcap from wireshark, hand fd to dumpcap
+extract netif capture as first cap source \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/extcap_example.py b/doc/extcap_example.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+This is a generic example, which produces pcap packages every n seconds, and
+is configurable via extcap options.
+
+@note
+{
+To use this script on Windows, please generate an extcap_example.bat inside
+the extcap folder, with the following content:
+
+-------
+@echo off
+<Path to python interpreter> <Path to script file> $*
+-------
+
+Windows is not able to execute Python scripts directly, which also goes for all
+other script-based formates beside VBScript
+}
+
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import signal
+import re
+import argparse
+import time
+import struct
+import binascii
+from threading import Thread
+
+ERROR_USAGE = 0
+ERROR_ARG = 1
+ERROR_INTERFACE = 2
+ERROR_FIFO = 3
+
+doExit = False
+globalinterface = 0
+
+def signalHandler(signal, frame):
+ global doExit
+ doExit = True
+
+#### EXTCAP FUNCTIONALITY
+
+"""@brief Extcap configuration
+This method prints the extcap configuration, which will be picked up by the
+interface in Wireshark to present a interface specific configuration for
+this extcap plugin
+"""
+def extcap_config(interface):
+ args = []
+ values = []
+
+ args.append ( (0, '--delay', 'Time delay', 'Time delay between packages', 'integer', '{range=1,15}') )
+ args.append ( (1, '--message', 'Message', 'Package message content', 'string', '') )
+ args.append ( (2, '--verify', 'Verify', 'Verify package content', 'boolflag', '') )
+ args.append ( (3, '--remote', 'Remote Channel', 'Remote Channel Selector', 'selector', ''))
+
+ values.append ( (3, "if1", "Remote1", "true" ) )
+ values.append ( (3, "if2", "Remote2", "false" ) )
+
+ for arg in args:
+ print ("arg {number=%d}{call=%s}{display=%s}{tooltip=%s}{type=%s}%s" % arg)
+
+ for value in values:
+ print ("value {arg=%d}{value=%s}{display=%s}{default=%s}" % value)
+
+
+def extcap_interfaces():
+ print ("interface {value=example1}{display=Example interface usage for extcap}")
+
+def extcap_dlts(interface):
+ if ( interface == 'example1' ):
+ print ("dlt {number=147}{name=USER0}{display=Demo Implementation for Extcap}")
+
+"""
+
+### FAKE DATA GENERATOR
+
+Extcap capture routine
+ This routine simulates a capture by any kind of user defined device. The parameters
+ are user specified and must be handled by the extcap.
+
+ The data captured inside this routine is fake, so change this routine to present
+ your own input data, or call your own capture program via Popen for example. See
+
+ for more details.
+
+"""
+def unsigned(n):
+ return int(n) & 0xFFFFFFFF
+
+def append_bytes(ba, blist):
+ for c in range(0, len(blist)):
+ ba.append(blist[c])
+ return ba
+
+def pcap_fake_header():
+
+ header = bytearray()
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<L', int ('a1b2c3d4', 16) ))
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<H', unsigned(2)) ) # Pcap Major Version
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<H', unsigned(4)) ) # Pcap Minor Version
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<I', int(0))) # Timezone
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<I', int(0))) # Accurancy of timestamps
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<L', int ('0000ffff', 16) )) # Max Length of capture frame
+ header = append_bytes(header, struct.pack('<L', unsigned(1))) # Ethernet
+ return header
+
+# Calculates and returns the IP checksum based on the given IP Header
+def ip_checksum(iph):
+ #split into bytes
+ words = splitN(''.join(iph.split()),4)
+ csum = 0;
+ for word in words:
+ csum += int(word, base=16)
+ csum += (csum >> 16)
+ csum = csum & 0xFFFF ^ 0xFFFF
+ return csum
+
+def pcap_fake_package ( message ):
+
+ pcap = bytearray()
+ #length = 14 bytes [ eth ] + 20 bytes [ ip ] + messagelength
+
+ caplength = len(message) + 14 + 20
+ timestamp = int(time.time())
+
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<L', unsigned(timestamp) ) ) # timestamp seconds
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<L', 0x00 ) ) # timestamp nanoseconds
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<L', unsigned(caplength) ) ) # length captured
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<L', unsigned(caplength) ) ) # length in frame
+
+# ETH
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # source mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # source mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # source mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # dest mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # dest mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('h', 0 )) # dest mac
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<h', unsigned(8) )) # protocol (ip)
+
+# IP
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('b', int ( '45', 16) )) # IP version
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('b', int ( '0', 16) )) #
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('>H', unsigned(len(message)+20) )) # length of data + payload
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<H', int ( '0', 16) )) # Identification
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('b', int ( '40', 16) )) # Don't fragment
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('b', int ( '0', 16) )) # Fragment Offset
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('b', int ( '40', 16) ))
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('B', 0xFE )) # Protocol (2 = unspecified)
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('<H', int ( '0000', 16) )) # Checksum
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('>L', int ( '7F000001', 16) )) # Source IP
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, struct.pack('>L', int ( '7F000001', 16) )) # Dest IP
+
+ pcap = append_bytes(pcap, message)
+ return pcap
+
+def extcap_capture(interface, fifo, delay, verify, message, remote):
+ global doExit
+
+ signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signalHandler)
+ signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM , signalHandler)
+
+ tdelay = delay if delay != 0 else 5
+
+ try:
+ os.stat(fifo)
+ except OSError:
+ doExit = True
+ print ( "Fifo does not exist, exiting!" )
+
+ fh = open(fifo, 'w+b', 0 )
+ fh.write (pcap_fake_header())
+
+ while doExit == False:
+ out = str( "%s|%04X%s|%s" % ( remote.strip(), len(message), message, verify ) )
+ try:
+ fh.write (pcap_fake_package(out))
+ time.sleep(tdelay)
+ except IOError:
+ doExit = True
+
+ fh.close()
+
+####
+
+def usage():
+ print ( "Usage: %s <--extcap-interfaces | --extcap-dlts | --extcap-interface | --extcap-config | --capture | --fifo>" % sys.argv[0] )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ interface = ""
+
+ # Capture options
+ delay = 0
+ message = ""
+
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+ prog="Extcap Example",
+ description="Extcap example program for python"
+ )
+
+ # Extcap Arguments
+ parser.add_argument("--capture", help="Start the capture routine", action="store_true" )
+ parser.add_argument("--extcap-interfaces", help="Provide a list of interfaces to capture from", action="store_true")
+ parser.add_argument("--extcap-interface", help="Provide the interface to capture from")
+ parser.add_argument("--extcap-dlts", help="Provide a list of dlts for the given interface", action="store_true")
+ parser.add_argument("--extcap-config", help="Provide a list of configurations for the given interface", action="store_true")
+ parser.add_argument("--fifo", help="Use together with capture to provide the fifo to dump data to")
+
+ # Interface Arguments
+ parser.add_argument("--verify", help="Demonstrates a verification bool flag", action="store_true" )
+ parser.add_argument("--delay", help="Demonstrates an integer variable", type=int, default=0, choices=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] )
+ parser.add_argument("--remote", help="Demonstrates a selector choice", default="if1", choices=["if1", "if2"] )
+ parser.add_argument("--message", help="Demonstrates string variable", nargs='?', default="" )
+
+ args = parser.parse_args()
+ if ( len(sys.argv) <= 1 ):
+ parser.exit("No arguments given!")
+
+ if ( args.extcap_interfaces == False and args.extcap_interface == None ):
+ parser.exit("An interface must be provided or the selection must be displayed")
+
+ if ( args.extcap_interfaces == True or args.extcap_interface == None ):
+ extcap_interfaces()
+ sys.exit(0)
+
+ m = re.match ( 'example(\d+)', args.extcap_interface )
+ if not m:
+ sys.exit(ERROR_INTERFACE)
+ interface = m.group(1)
+
+ message = args.message
+ if ( args.message == None or len(args.message) == 0 ):
+ message = "Extcap Test"
+
+ if args.extcap_config:
+ extcap_config(interface)
+ elif args.extcap_dlts:
+ extcap_dlts(interface)
+ elif args.capture:
+ if args.fifo is None:
+ sys.exit(ERROR_FIFO)
+ extcap_capture(interface, args.fifo, args.delay, args.verify, message, args.remote)
+ else:
+ usage()
+ sys.exit(ERROR_USAGE)