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x11.c
/* Copyright (C) The libssh2 project and its contributors.
 *
 * Sample showing how to makes SSH2 with X11 Forwarding works.
 *
 * $ ./x11 host user password [DEBUG]
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 */ 
 
#include "libssh2_setup.h"
#include <libssh2.h>
 
#include <stdio.h>
 
#ifdef HAVE_SYS_UN_H
 
#ifdef HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
#include <netinet/in.h>
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
#include <sys/socket.h>
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
#include <unistd.h>
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_ARPA_INET_H
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_SYS_UN_H
#include <sys/un.h>
#endif
 
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
 
#include <termios.h>
 
#define _PATH_UNIX_X "/tmp/.X11-unix/X%d"
 
/*
 * Chained list that contains channels and associated X11 socket for each X11
 * connections
 */ 
struct chan_X11_list {
    LIBSSH2_CHANNEL  *chan;
    libssh2_socket_t  sock;
    struct chan_X11_list *next;
};
 
static struct chan_X11_list * gp_x11_chan = NULL;
static struct termios         _saved_tio;
 
/*
 * Utility function to remove a Node of the chained list
 */ 
static void remove_node(struct chan_X11_list *elem)
{
    struct chan_X11_list *current_node = NULL;
 
    current_node = gp_x11_chan;
 
    if(gp_x11_chan == elem) {
        gp_x11_chan = gp_x11_chan->next;
        free(current_node);
        return;
    }
 
    while(current_node->next) {
        if(current_node->next == elem) {
            current_node->next = current_node->next->next;
            current_node = current_node->next;
            free(current_node);
            break;
        }
    }
}
 
 
static void session_shutdown(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session)
{
    libssh2_session_disconnect(session, "Normal Shutdown");

    libssh2_session_free(session);

}
 
static int _raw_mode(void)
{
    int rc;
    struct termios tio;
 
    rc = tcgetattr(fileno(stdin), &tio);
    if(rc != -1) {
        _saved_tio = tio;
        /* do the equivalent of cfmakeraw() manually, to build on Solaris */ 
        tio.c_iflag &= ~(tcflag_t)(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP|
                                   INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON);
        tio.c_oflag &= ~(tcflag_t)OPOST;
        tio.c_lflag &= ~(tcflag_t)(ECHO|ECHONL|ICANON|ISIG|IEXTEN);
        tio.c_cflag &= ~(tcflag_t)(CSIZE|PARENB);
        tio.c_cflag |= CS8;
        rc = tcsetattr(fileno(stdin), TCSADRAIN, &tio);
    }
    return rc;
}
 
static int _normal_mode(void)
{
    int rc;
    rc = tcsetattr(fileno(stdin), TCSADRAIN, &_saved_tio);
    return rc;
}
 
/*
 * CallBack to initialize the forwarding.
 * Save the channel to loop on it, save the X11 forwarded socket to send
 * and receive info from our X server.
 */ 
static void x11_callback(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel,
                         char *shost, int sport, void **abstract)
{
    const char *display;
    char *ptr;
    char *temp_buff;
    int display_port;
    int rc;
    libssh2_socket_t sock = LIBSSH2_INVALID_SOCKET;
    struct sockaddr_un addr;
    struct chan_X11_list *new;
    struct chan_X11_list *chan_iter;
    (void)session;
    (void)shost;
    (void)sport;
    (void)abstract;
    /*
     * Connect to the display
     * Inspired by x11_connect_display in openssh
     */ 
    display = getenv("DISPLAY");
    if(display) {
        if(strncmp(display, "unix:", 5) == 0 ||
            display[0] == ':') {
            /* Connect to the local unix domain */ 
            ptr = strrchr(display, ':');
            temp_buff = (char *)calloc(strlen(ptr + 1) + 1, sizeof(char));
            if(!temp_buff) {
                fprintf(stderr, "failed to calloc().\n");
                return;
            }
            memcpy(temp_buff, ptr + 1, strlen(ptr + 1));
            display_port = atoi(temp_buff);
            free(temp_buff);
 
            sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
            if(sock == LIBSSH2_INVALID_SOCKET)
                return;
            memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
            addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
            snprintf(addr.sun_path, sizeof(addr.sun_path),
                     _PATH_UNIX_X, display_port);
            rc = connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr));
 
            if(rc != -1) {
                /* Connection Successful */ 
                if(!gp_x11_chan) {
                    /* Calloc ensure that gp_X11_chan is full of 0 */ 
                    gp_x11_chan = (struct chan_X11_list *)
                        calloc(1, sizeof(struct chan_X11_list));
                    gp_x11_chan->sock = sock;
                    gp_x11_chan->chan = channel;
                    gp_x11_chan->next = NULL;
                }
                else {
                    chan_iter = gp_x11_chan;
                    while(chan_iter->next)
                        chan_iter = chan_iter->next;
                    /* Create the new Node */ 
                    new = (struct chan_X11_list *)
                        malloc(sizeof(struct chan_X11_list));
                    new->sock = sock;
                    new->chan = channel;
                    new->next = NULL;
                    chan_iter->next = new;
                }
            }
            else {
                shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
                LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
            }
        }
    }
    return;
}
 
/*
 * Send and receive Data for the X11 channel.
 * If the connection is closed, returns -1, 0 either.
 */ 
static int x11_send_receive(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, libssh2_socket_t sock)
{
    char *buf;
    unsigned int bufsize = 8192;
    int rc;
    unsigned int nfds = 1;
    LIBSSH2_POLLFD *fds = NULL;
    fd_set set;
    struct timeval timeval_out;
    timeval_out.tv_sec = 0;
    timeval_out.tv_usec = 0;
 
    FD_ZERO(&set);
#if defined(__GNUC__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-conversion"
#endif
    FD_SET(sock, &set);
#if defined(__GNUC__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
 
    buf = calloc(bufsize, sizeof(char));
    if(!buf)
        return 0;
 
    fds = malloc(sizeof(LIBSSH2_POLLFD));
    if(!fds) {
        free(buf);
        return 0;
    }
 
    fds[0].type = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_CHANNEL;
    fds[0].fd.channel = channel;
    fds[0].events = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_POLLIN;
    fds[0].revents = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_POLLIN;
 
    rc = libssh2_poll(fds, nfds, 0);

    if(rc > 0) {
        ssize_t nread;
        nread = libssh2_channel_read(channel, buf, bufsize);

        if(nread > 0)
            write(sock, buf, (size_t)nread);
    }
 
    rc = select((int)(sock + 1), &set, NULL, NULL, &timeval_out);
    if(rc > 0) {
        ssize_t nread;
 
        memset(buf, 0, bufsize);
 
        /* Data in sock */ 
        nread = read(sock, buf, bufsize);
        if(nread > 0) {
            libssh2_channel_write(channel, buf, (size_t)nread);

        }
        else {
            free(buf);
            return -1;
        }
    }
 
    free(fds);
    free(buf);
    if(libssh2_channel_eof(channel) == 1) {

        return -1;
    }
    return 0;
}
 
/*
 * Main, more than inspired by ssh2.c by Bagder
 */ 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    uint32_t hostaddr = 0;
    int rc;
    libssh2_socket_t sock = LIBSSH2_INVALID_SOCKET;
    struct sockaddr_in sin;
    LIBSSH2_SESSION *session = NULL;
    LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel;
    char *username = NULL;
    char *password = NULL;
    size_t bufsiz = 8193;
    char *buf = NULL;
    int set_debug_on = 0;
    unsigned int nfds = 1;
    LIBSSH2_POLLFD *fds = NULL;
 
    /* Chan List struct */ 
    struct chan_X11_list *current_node = NULL;
 
    /* Struct winsize for term size */ 
    struct winsize w_size;
    struct winsize w_size_bck;
 
    /* For select on stdin */ 
    fd_set set;
    struct timeval timeval_out;
    timeval_out.tv_sec = 0;
    timeval_out.tv_usec = 10;
 
    if(argc > 3) {
        hostaddr = inet_addr(argv[1]);
        username = argv[2];
        password = argv[3];
    }
    else {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s destination username password",
                argv[0]);
        return -1;
    }
 
    if(argc > 4) {
        set_debug_on = 1;
        fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG is ON: %d\n", set_debug_on);
    }
 
    rc = libssh2_init(0);

    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "libssh2 initialization failed (%d)\n", rc);
        return 1;
    }
 
    sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
    if(sock == LIBSSH2_INVALID_SOCKET) {
        fprintf(stderr, "failed to open socket.\n");
        return -1;
    }
 
    sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
    sin.sin_port = htons(22);
    sin.sin_addr.s_addr = hostaddr;
 
    if(connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)(&sin), sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to established connection.\n");
        return -1;
    }
    /* Open a session */ 
    session = libssh2_session_init();

    rc      = libssh2_session_handshake(session, sock);

    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed Start the SSH session\n");
        return -1;
    }
 
    if(set_debug_on == 1)
        libssh2_trace(session, LIBSSH2_TRACE_CONN);

 
    /* Set X11 Callback */ 
    libssh2_session_callback_set2(session, LIBSSH2_CALLBACK_X11,
                                  (libssh2_cb_generic *)x11_callback);
 
    /* Authenticate via password */ 
    rc = libssh2_userauth_password(session, username, password);

    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to authenticate\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    /* Open a channel */ 
    channel = libssh2_channel_open_session(session);

    if(!channel) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open a new channel\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    /* Request a PTY */ 
    rc = libssh2_channel_request_pty(channel, "xterm");

    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to request a pty\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    /* Request X11 */ 
    rc = libssh2_channel_x11_req(channel, 0);
    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to request X11 forwarding\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    /* Request a shell */ 
    rc = libssh2_channel_shell(channel);

    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open a shell\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    rc = _raw_mode();
    if(rc) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to entered in raw mode\n");
        session_shutdown(session);
        shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
        LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(sock);
        return -1;
    }
 
    memset(&w_size, 0, sizeof(struct winsize));
    memset(&w_size_bck, 0, sizeof(struct winsize));
 
    for(;;) {
 
        FD_ZERO(&set);
#if defined(__GNUC__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-conversion"
#endif
        FD_SET(fileno(stdin), &set);
#if defined(__GNUC__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
 
        /* Search if a resize pty has to be send */ 
        ioctl(fileno(stdin), TIOCGWINSZ, &w_size);
        if((w_size.ws_row != w_size_bck.ws_row) ||
           (w_size.ws_col != w_size_bck.ws_col)) {
            w_size_bck = w_size;
 
            libssh2_channel_request_pty_size(channel,

                                             w_size.ws_col,
                                             w_size.ws_row);
        }
 
        buf = calloc(bufsiz, sizeof(char));
        if(!buf)
            break;
 
        fds = malloc(sizeof(LIBSSH2_POLLFD));
        if(!fds) {
            free(buf);
            break;
        }
 
        fds[0].type = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_CHANNEL;
        fds[0].fd.channel = channel;
        fds[0].events = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_POLLIN;
        fds[0].revents = LIBSSH2_POLLFD_POLLIN;
 
        rc = libssh2_poll(fds, nfds, 0);

        if(rc > 0) {
            libssh2_channel_read(channel, buf, sizeof(buf));

            fprintf(stdout, "%s", buf);
            fflush(stdout);
        }
 
        /* Looping on X clients */ 
        if(gp_x11_chan) {
            current_node = gp_x11_chan;
        }
        else
            current_node = NULL;
 
        while(current_node) {
            struct chan_X11_list *next_node;
            rc = x11_send_receive(current_node->chan, current_node->sock);
            next_node = current_node->next;
            if(rc == -1) {
                shutdown(current_node->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
                LIBSSH2_SOCKET_CLOSE(current_node->sock);
                remove_node(current_node);
            }
 
            current_node = next_node;
        }
 
        rc = select((int)(fileno(stdin) + 1), &set, NULL, NULL, &timeval_out);
        if(rc > 0) {
            ssize_t nread;
 
            /* Data in stdin */ 
            nread = read(fileno(stdin), buf, 1);
            if(nread > 0)
                libssh2_channel_write(channel, buf, sizeof(buf));

        }
 
        free(fds);
        free(buf);
 
        if(libssh2_channel_eof(channel) == 1) {

            break;
        }
    }
 
    if(channel) {
        libssh2_channel_free(channel);

        channel = NULL;
    }
    _normal_mode();
 
    libssh2_exit();

 
    return 0;
}
 
#else
 
int main(void)
{
    fprintf(stderr, "Sorry, this platform is not supported.");
    return 1;
}
 
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