Implement BIP 66 validation rules and switchover logic

src/main.cpp

@@ -1645,6 +1645,12 @@ bool CBlock::ConnectBlock(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsVi
     unsigned int flags = SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE |
                          (fStrictPayToScriptHash ? SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH : SCRIPT_VERIFY_NONE);
 
+    if (nVersion >= 3 &&
+        ((!fTestNet && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(3, pindex->pprev, 750, 1000)) ||
+            (fTestNet && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(3, pindex->pprev, 51, 100)))) {
+        flags |= SCRIPT_VERIFY_DERSIG;
+    }
+
     CBlockUndo blockundo;
 
     CCheckQueueControl<CScriptCheck> control(fScriptChecks && nScriptCheckThreads ? &scriptcheckqueue : NULL);
@@ -2193,6 +2199,15 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
                 return state.Invalid(error("AcceptBlock() : rejected nVersion=1 block"));
             }
         }
+        // Reject block.nVersion=2 blocks when 95% (75% on testnet) of the network has upgraded:
+        if (nVersion < 3)
+        {
+            if ((!fTestNet && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(3, pindexPrev, 950, 1000)) ||
+                (fTestNet && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(3, pindexPrev, 75, 100)))
+            {
+                return state.Invalid(error("AcceptBlock() : rejected nVersion=2 block"));
+            }
+        }
         // Enforce block.nVersion=2 rule that the coinbase starts with serialized block height
         if (nVersion >= 2)
         {

src/script.cpp

@@ -289,6 +289,86 @@ bool IsCanonicalSignature(const valtype &vchSig) {
     return true;
 }
 
+// BIP 66 defined signature encoding check. This largely overlaps with
+// IsCanonicalSignature above, but lacks hashtype constraints, and uses the
+// exact implementation code from BIP 66.
+bool static IsValidSignatureEncoding(const std::vector<unsigned char> &sig) {
+    // Format: 0x30 [total-length] 0x02 [R-length] [R] 0x02 [S-length] [S] [sighash]
+    // * total-length: 1-byte length descriptor of everything that follows,
+    //   excluding the sighash byte.
+    // * R-length: 1-byte length descriptor of the R value that follows.
+    // * R: arbitrary-length big-endian encoded R value. It must use the shortest
+    //   possible encoding for a positive integers (which means no null bytes at
+    //   the start, except a single one when the next byte has its highest bit set).
+    // * S-length: 1-byte length descriptor of the S value that follows.
+    // * S: arbitrary-length big-endian encoded S value. The same rules apply.
+    // * sighash: 1-byte value indicating what data is hashed (not part of the DER
+    //   signature)
+
+    // Minimum and maximum size constraints.
+    if (sig.size() < 9) return false;
+    if (sig.size() > 73) return false;
+
+    // A signature is of type 0x30 (compound).
+    if (sig[0] != 0x30) return false;
+
+    // Make sure the length covers the entire signature.
+    if (sig[1] != sig.size() - 3) return false;
+
+    // Extract the length of the R element.
+    unsigned int lenR = sig[3];
+
+    // Make sure the length of the S element is still inside the signature.
+    if (5 + lenR >= sig.size()) return false;
+
+    // Extract the length of the S element.
+    unsigned int lenS = sig[5 + lenR];
+
+    // Verify that the length of the signature matches the sum of the length
+    // of the elements.
+    if ((size_t)(lenR + lenS + 7) != sig.size()) return false;
+ 
+    // Check whether the R element is an integer.
+    if (sig[2] != 0x02) return false;
+
+    // Zero-length integers are not allowed for R.
+    if (lenR == 0) return false;
+
+    // Negative numbers are not allowed for R.
+    if (sig[4] & 0x80) return false;
+
+    // Null bytes at the start of R are not allowed, unless R would
+    // otherwise be interpreted as a negative number.
+    if (lenR > 1 && (sig[4] == 0x00) && !(sig[5] & 0x80)) return false;
+
+    // Check whether the S element is an integer.
+    if (sig[lenR + 4] != 0x02) return false;
+
+    // Zero-length integers are not allowed for S.
+    if (lenS == 0) return false;
+
+    // Negative numbers are not allowed for S.
+    if (sig[lenR + 6] & 0x80) return false;
+
+    // Null bytes at the start of S are not allowed, unless S would otherwise be
+    // interpreted as a negative number.
+    if (lenS > 1 && (sig[lenR + 6] == 0x00) && !(sig[lenR + 7] & 0x80)) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool static CheckSignatureEncoding(const valtype &vchSig, unsigned int flags) {
+    // Empty signature. Not strictly DER encoded, but allowed to provide a
+    // compact way to provide an invalid signature for use with CHECK(MULTI)SIG
+    if (vchSig.size() == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if ((flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_DERSIG) != 0 && !IsValidSignatureEncoding(vchSig)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, const CTransaction& txTo, unsigned int nIn, unsigned int flags, int nHashType)
 {
     CAutoBN_CTX pctx;
@@ -841,6 +921,10 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, co
                     // Drop the signature, since there's no way for a signature to sign itself
                     scriptCode.FindAndDelete(CScript(vchSig));
 
+                    if (!CheckSignatureEncoding(vchSig, flags)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+
                     bool fSuccess = (!fStrictEncodings || (IsCanonicalSignature(vchSig) && IsCanonicalPubKey(vchPubKey)));
                     if (fSuccess)
                         fSuccess = CheckSig(vchSig, vchPubKey, scriptCode, txTo, nIn, nHashType, flags);
@@ -902,6 +986,10 @@ bool EvalScript(vector<vector<unsigned char> >& stack, const CScript& script, co
                         valtype& vchSig    = stacktop(-isig);
                         valtype& vchPubKey = stacktop(-ikey);
 
+                        if (!CheckSignatureEncoding(vchSig, flags)) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+
                         // Check signature
                         bool fOk = (!fStrictEncodings || (IsCanonicalSignature(vchSig) && IsCanonicalPubKey(vchPubKey)));
                         if (fOk)

src/script.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH      = (1U << 0),
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_STRICTENC = (1U << 1),
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE   = (1U << 2),
+    SCRIPT_VERIFY_DERSIG    = (1U << 3), // enforce signature encodings as defined by BIP 66 (which is a softfork, while STRICTENC is not)
 };
 
 enum txnouttype