Unbounded allocation in VecOf decode #567

The VecOf<T> SCALE decoder in dstack/ra-tls/src/attestation/mod.rs reads a length prefix from untrusted input and pre-allocates a Vec of that size without any upper bound, enabling an attacker to trigger arbitrarily large memory allocations with a crafted payload.

Root Cause

The VecOf decoder reads a count value from untrusted input and allocates a vector of that size without any upper bound:

// codecs.rs:24-37
let count = u32::decode(input)?;
let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(count as usize);  // Unbounded allocation
for _ in 0..count {
    items.push(T::decode(input)?);
}

A malformed event log entry with a large count value can trigger allocation of gigabytes of memory.

Attack Path

1. Attacker crafts a malformed CCEL (CC Event Log) entry with count = 0xFFFFFFFF
2. Application parses the event log using the VecOf decoder
3. Vec::with_capacity(4294967295) attempts to allocate ~4 GB
4. Process crashes due to OOM or the system becomes unresponsive

Impact

Denial of service when parsing malformed event logs. The event log could be corrupted by a malicious host (the CCEL table is provided by the firmware/VMM) or by a compromised process inside the CVM.

Suggested Fix

Add a maximum count limit:

const MAX_VEC_COUNT: u32 = 65536;  // Reasonable upper bound

let count = u32::decode(input)?;
if count > MAX_VEC_COUNT {
    return Err(Error::CountTooLarge(count));
}
let mut items = Vec::with_capacity(count as usize);

Note: This issue was created automatically. The vulnerability report was generated by Claude and has not been verified by a human.