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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test suite for presence_daemon parsers — netlink and DHCP bounds checking.
+Tests minimal reproductions of bounds checking issues.
+"""
+
+import struct
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# We'll test by importing just the functions directly
+# by reading the source and executing key portions
+
+
+def parse_netlink_current(data: bytes) -> None:
+    """Current implementation from presence_daemon.py."""
+    try:
+        offset = 0
+        while offset < len(data):
+            if offset + 16 > len(data):
+                break
+
+            nlmsg_len, nlmsg_type, _, _, _ = struct.unpack_from('=IHHII', data, offset)
+            if nlmsg_len < 16:
+                break
+
+            payload = data[offset + 16:offset + nlmsg_len]
+            # This is the issue: if nlmsg_len > len(data), we silently get a short payload
+            # No guard that offset + nlmsg_len <= len(data)
+
+            offset += (nlmsg_len + 3) & ~3
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass
+
+
+def parse_ndmsg_current(data: bytes, msg_type: int) -> None:
+    """Current implementation from presence_daemon.py."""
+    try:
+        if len(data) < 12:
+            return
+
+        state = struct.unpack_from('=H', data, 8)[0]
+
+        mac = None
+        ip = None
+        offset = 12
+
+        while offset + 4 <= len(data):
+            rta_len, rta_type = struct.unpack_from('=HH', data, offset)
+            if rta_len < 4:
+                break
+
+            val = data[offset + 4:offset + rta_len]
+
+            if rta_type == 1 and len(val) == 6:  # NDA_LLADDR
+                mac = ':'.join(f'{b:02x}' for b in val)
+            elif rta_type == 2:  # NDA_DST
+                if len(val) == 4:
+                    pass  # would parse IP
+
+            offset += (rta_len + 3) & ~3
+
+        # If we had extracted a MAC, we'd proceed
+        # The issue: rta_len might claim more bytes than available
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass
+
+
+def parse_dhcp_current(data: bytes) -> None:
+    """Current implementation from presence_daemon.py."""
+    try:
+        if len(data) < 14:
+            return
+
+        eth_type = struct.unpack('!H', data[12:14])[0]
+        if eth_type != 0x0800:
+            return
+
+        if len(data) < 23:
+            return
+        proto = data[23]
+        if proto != 17:
+            return
+
+        if len(data) < 38:
+            return
+        src_port = struct.unpack('!H', data[34:36])[0]
+        dst_port = struct.unpack('!H', data[36:38])[0]
+        if not (src_port in (67, 68) and dst_port in (67, 68)):
+            return
+
+        if len(data) < 42:
+            return
+        dhcp = data[42:]
+        if len(dhcp) < 236:
+            return
+
+        # MAC extraction — offset 28-34
+        mac_bytes = dhcp[28:34]
+        mac = ':'.join(f'{b:02x}' for b in mac_bytes)
+        if mac in ('00:00:00:00:00:00', 'ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff'):
+            return
+
+        if len(dhcp) < 240:
+            return
+
+        msg_type = None
+        i = 240
+        while i < len(dhcp):
+            opt = dhcp[i]
+            if opt == 255:
+                break
+            if opt == 0:
+                i += 1
+                continue
+            if i + 1 >= len(dhcp):
+                break
+
+            length = dhcp[i + 1]
+            if i + 2 + length > len(dhcp):
+                break
+
+            val = dhcp[i + 2:i + 2 + length]
+
+            if opt == 53 and length == 1:
+                msg_type = val[0]
+
+            i += 2 + length
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass
+
+
+# Test cases
+
+def test_parse_netlink_truncated_header():
+    """Netlink parser should handle buffer shorter than header gracefully."""
+    truncated = b'\x01\x02\x03'
+    # Should not raise
+    parse_netlink_current(truncated)
+    print("✓ test_parse_netlink_truncated_header passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_netlink_header_claims_more_than_available():
+    """Netlink parser should handle nlmsg_len > buffer length."""
+    # Build a netlink header that claims 100 bytes but only provide 16
+    nlmsg_len = 100
+    nlmsg_type = 20
+    flags = 0
+    seq = 0
+    pid = 0
+    data = struct.pack('=IHHII', nlmsg_len, nlmsg_type, flags, seq, pid)
+    assert len(data) == 16
+    # Should not raise
+    parse_netlink_current(data)
+    print("✓ test_parse_netlink_header_claims_more_than_available passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_netlink_offset_overflow():
+    """Netlink parser should not overflow offset calculation."""
+    # Two messages: first claims huge length, second is valid
+    msg1 = struct.pack('=IHHII', 0xffffffff, 20, 0, 0, 0)  # Claims ~4GB
+    msg2 = struct.pack('=IHHII', 16, 20, 0, 1, 0)  # Valid header
+    data = msg1 + msg2
+    # Should not raise (might infinite loop with current code)
+    parse_netlink_current(data)
+    print("✓ test_parse_netlink_offset_overflow passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_ndmsg_rta_claims_more_data():
+    """ndmsg parser should handle RTA that claims more bytes than available."""
+    # ndmsg header: family, pad, type, flags, state, index (6 bytes with BBBBHH)
+    ndmsg_header = struct.pack('=BBBBHH', 0, 0, 0, 0, 64, 0)
+
+    # RTA header claiming 20 bytes total length
+    rta_len = 20
+    rta_type = 1  # NDA_LLADDR
+    rta_header = struct.pack('=HH', rta_len, rta_type)
+
+    # But only provide 2 bytes of actual RTA data (not 16 bytes as claimed)
+    data = ndmsg_header + rta_header + b'\x01\x02'
+
+    # Should not raise
+    parse_ndmsg_current(data, 20)  # RTM_NEWNEIGH
+    print("✓ test_parse_ndmsg_rta_claims_more_data passed")
+
+
+def test_parse_dhcp_minimal_valid():
+    """DHCP parser should accept valid minimal DHCP frame."""
+    # Build minimal valid DHCP frame (Eth + IP + UDP + DHCP)
+    eth_dst = b'\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
+    eth_src = b'\x00\x11\x22\x33\x44\x55'
+    eth_type = struct.pack('!H', 0x0800)
+
+    # IP header (20 bytes)
+    ip_version_ihl = 0x45
+    ip_dscp_ecn = 0
+    ip_length = struct.pack('!H', 20 + 8 + 260)
+    ip_id = struct.pack('!H', 0)
+    ip_flags_frag = struct.pack('!H', 0x4000)
+    ip_ttl = 64
+    ip_proto = 17  # UDP
+    ip_checksum = struct.pack('!H', 0)
+    ip_src = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+    ip_dst = b'\xff\xff\xff\xff'
+
+    ip_header = (
+        bytes([ip_version_ihl, ip_dscp_ecn]) +
+        ip_length + ip_id + ip_flags_frag +
+        bytes([ip_ttl, ip_proto]) + ip_checksum +
+        ip_src + ip_dst
+    )
+
+    # UDP header (8 bytes)
+    udp_src = struct.pack('!H', 68)
+    udp_dst = struct.pack('!H', 67)
+    udp_length = struct.pack('!H', 8 + 260)
+    udp_checksum = struct.pack('!H', 0)
+
+    udp_header = udp_src + udp_dst + udp_length + udp_checksum
+
+    # DHCP payload (260 bytes)
+    dhcp_body = bytearray(260)
+    dhcp_body[0] = 1  # BOOTREQUEST
+    dhcp_body[4:10] = b'\x12\x34\x56\x78\x9a\xbc'
+    dhcp_body[28:34] = b'\xaa\xbb\xcc\xdd\xee\xff'  # chaddr
+
+    # DHCP magic + option 53
+    dhcp_body[240:244] = b'\x63\x82\x53\x63'
+    dhcp_body[244:247] = b'\x35\x01\x01'  # option 53, length 1, value 1 (DISCOVER)
+    dhcp_body[247] = 255  # End
+
+    frame = eth_dst + eth_src + eth_type + ip_header + udp_header + bytes(dhcp_body)
+    parse_dhcp_current(frame)
+    print("✓ test_parse_dhcp_minimal_valid passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_parse_netlink_truncated_header()
+    test_parse_netlink_header_claims_more_than_available()
+    test_parse_netlink_offset_overflow()
+    test_parse_ndmsg_rta_claims_more_data()
+    test_parse_dhcp_minimal_valid()
+    print("\nAll tests passed!")