Check if certificateTable overlaps a section and export the information

include/retdec/fileformat/types/certificate_table/certificate_table.h

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class CertificateTable
 {
 public:
 	std::vector<DigitalSignature> signatures;
+	// if the certificates overlap any section then they are not visible for windows
+	bool isOutsideImage = false;
 
 	CertificateTable(std::vector<DigitalSignature> signatures);
 	CertificateTable() = default;

include/retdec/pelib/SecurityDirectory.h

@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@
 #ifndef RETDEC_PELIB_SECURITYDIRECTORY_H
 #define RETDEC_PELIB_SECURITYDIRECTORY_H
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
 namespace PeLib
 {
 	class SecurityDirectory
 	{
 		private:
 		  LoaderError m_ldrError;
 		  std::vector<PELIB_IMAGE_CERTIFICATE_ENTRY> m_certs;
+		  std::uint64_t offset = 0;
+		  std::uint64_t size = 0;
 		public:
 		  /// Constructor
 		  SecurityDirectory();
+		  std::uint64_t getOffset() const;
+		  std::uint64_t getSize() const;
 		  /// Number of certificates in the directory.
 		  unsigned int calcNumberOfCertificates() const; // EXPORT
 		  /// Returns certificate at specified index.

src/fileformat/file_format/pe/pe_format.cpp

@@ -1798,16 +1798,43 @@ void PeFormat::loadResources()
  */
 void PeFormat::loadCertificates()
 {
-	const auto& securityDir = file->securityDir();
-	if (securityDir.calcNumberOfCertificates() == 0) {
+	const SecurityDirectory& securityDir = file->securityDir();
+	if (securityDir.calcNumberOfCertificates() == 0)
+	{
 		return;
 	}
+
 	// We always take the first one, there might be more WIN_CERT structures tho
-	auto certBytes = securityDir.getCertificate(0);
+	const std::vector<unsigned char>& certBytes = securityDir.getCertificate(0);
 
 	authenticode::Authenticode authenticode(certBytes);
 
-	certificateTable = new CertificateTable(authenticode.getSignatures(this));
+	this->certificateTable = new CertificateTable(authenticode.getSignatures(this));
+
+	std::uint64_t dirOffset = securityDir.getOffset();
+	std::uint64_t dirSize = securityDir.getSize();
+
+	std::vector<Section*> sections = getSections();
+
+	certificateTable->isOutsideImage = true;
+	// check if the SecurityDir overlaps with any real part of section
+	// if it does, Windows ignores the certificates
+	for (const Section* sec : sections)
+	{
+		std::uint64_t realSize = sec->getSizeInFile();
+		std::uint64_t realOffset = sec->getOffset();
+		if (!realSize)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		std::uint64_t realEndOffset = realOffset + realSize;
+		std::uint64_t dirEndOffset = dirOffset + dirOffset;
+		// if the intervals overlap
+		if (dirOffset < realEndOffset && realOffset < dirEndOffset)
+		{
+			certificateTable->isOutsideImage = false;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**

src/fileinfo/file_presentation/json_presentation.cpp

@@ -516,12 +516,12 @@ void WriteSignature(JsonPresentation::Writer& writer, const DigitalSignature& si
 void JsonPresentation::presentCertificates(Writer& writer) const
 {
 
-	if(!fileinfo.certificateTable)
+	if (!fileinfo.certificateTable || !fileinfo.certificateTable->isOutsideImage)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
-
 	writer.String("digitalSignatures");
+
 	writer.StartObject();
 	writer.Key("numberOfSignatures");
 	writer.Int64(fileinfo.certificateTable->signatures.size());

src/fileinfo/file_presentation/plain_presentation.cpp

@@ -770,16 +770,19 @@ static void printSignature(const DigitalSignature& signature, int indent)
 void PlainPresentation::presentSignatures() const
 {
 	const CertificateTable* table = fileinfo.certificateTable;
-	if (!table) {
+	if (!table || !table->isOutsideImage)
+	{
 		return;
 	}
 	Log::info() << "\n";
 	Log::info() << "Digital Signatures\n";
 	Log::info() << "------------------\n\n";
 	int indent = 4;
+
 	Log::info() << std::string(indent, ' ') << "Signature count: " << table->signatureCount() << "\n";
 
-	for (int idx = 0; idx < table->signatureCount(); idx++) {
+	for (int idx = 0; idx < table->signatureCount(); idx++)
+	{
 		Log::info() << std::string(indent, ' ') << "Signature #" << idx << ":\n";
 		printSignature(table->signatures[idx], indent + 4);
 		Log::info() << "\n";

src/pelib/SecurityDirectory.cpp

@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ namespace PeLib
 			m_certs.push_back(cert);
 		}
 
+		// save the offset and size for future checks
+		this->offset = uiOffset;
+		this->size = size;
+
 		return ERROR_NONE;
 	}
+
+	std::uint64_t SecurityDirectory::getOffset() const
+	{
+		return offset;
+	}
+
+	std::uint64_t SecurityDirectory::getSize() const
+	{
+		return size;
+	}
 }