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DECNET/decnet/templates/smtp/server.py
anti 291b78c1d0 feat(smtp): extract body_simhash + base64-bytes + html-smuggling + per-attachment macro/encrypted
Heavyweight Layer-2 extractors land alongside the cheap projections
shipped in commit e9324aca, so the EmailLifter R0042 / R0046 (macros
/ password / smuggling lanes) / R0048 fire from the bus payload
without the lifter having to reach back to disk.

Extractors:
* body_simhash — inlined 64-bit Charikar simhash (md5-keyed,
  frequency-weighted) over word tokens of the union of text/* body
  parts. Inlined rather than pulling the `simhash` PyPI dep, which
  transitively brings numpy ~50 MB into a slim decky container; the
  algorithm is ~15 lines and identical in extraction quality.
* body_base64_bytes — largest decoded base64 chunk's byte count,
  scanning text body parts with the same `_BASE64_RE` the lifter's
  `_p_encoded_payload` fallback uses. R0048 fires from this scalar
  alone; the lifter's body_text fallback becomes dead in normal
  operation.
* attachment_macro_indicator — stdlib zipfile sniff for
  `vbaProject.bin` inside OOXML containers. Catches modern .docm /
  .xlsm / .pptm and macro-injected .docx; legacy .xls (CFBF) is a
  follow-up.
* attachment_encrypted — flag_bits & 0x01 on any ZIP / OOXML entry's
  central directory; magic-byte match for 7z / RAR / CFBF (encrypted
  Office wrap).
* html_smuggling — structural lxml parse first: fires when an `<a
  download>` element coexists with a `<script>` referencing
  `Blob` / `Uint8Array` / `URL.createObjectURL`. Regex pair-check
  fallback on lxml parse failure (real-world phish HTML is often
  malformed). Cuts the FP rate that pure-regex would produce on
  legitimate "click to download" links.

Add `python3-lxml` (~5 MB Debian package, C-extension, no transitive
Python deps) to the SMTP decky's Dockerfile. simhash stays inline.
Per the dependency rule: lxml earns its weight by cutting R0046's
OR-combined FP rate; a heavier macro-detection lib (oletools ~5 MB
pure-python with msoffcrypto) would not measurably improve the
boolean signal we need, so stdlib stays for that lane.
2026-05-02 19:08:37 -04:00

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Python

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
SMTP server — emulates a realistic ESMTP server (Postfix-style).
Two modes of operation, controlled by SMTP_OPEN_RELAY:
SMTP_OPEN_RELAY=0 (default) — credential harvester
AUTH attempts are logged and rejected (535).
RCPT TO is rejected with 554 (relay denied) for all recipients.
This captures credential stuffing and scanning activity.
SMTP_OPEN_RELAY=1 — open relay bait
AUTH is accepted for any credentials (235).
RCPT TO is accepted for any domain (250).
DATA is fully buffered until CRLF.CRLF and acknowledged with a
queued-as message ID. Attractive to spam relay operators.
The DATA state machine (and the 502-per-line bug) is fixed in both modes.
"""
import asyncio
import base64
import binascii
import hashlib
import io
import json
import os
import random as _rand
import re
import time
import zipfile
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from email import message_from_bytes
from email.header import decode_header, make_header
from email.message import Message
from typing import cast
try:
from lxml import html as _lxml_html
except Exception: # pragma: no cover — defensive when lxml unavailable
_lxml_html = None
import instance_seed as _seed
from syslog_bridge import (
SEVERITY_WARNING,
encode_secret,
forward_syslog,
syslog_line,
write_syslog_file,
)
NODE_NAME = os.environ.get("NODE_NAME", "mailserver")
SERVICE_NAME = os.environ.get("SMTP_SERVICE_NAME", "smtp")
LOG_TARGET = os.environ.get("LOG_TARGET", "")
PORT = int(os.environ.get("PORT", "25"))
OPEN_RELAY = os.environ.get("SMTP_OPEN_RELAY", "0").strip() == "1"
# In open-relay mode, optionally restrict which creds succeed. Blank means
# "accept anything". Format: "user1,user2,..." — any name not in the list
# gets a 535 instead of 235, so the relay looks realistically selective.
_AUTH_WHITELIST = {u.strip() for u in os.environ.get("SMTP_AUTH_WHITELIST", "").split(",") if u.strip()}
# Open-relay filtering. Even compromised/misconfigured relays aren't pure
# tarpits — Postfix rejects malformed addresses at RCPT time, and many drop
# a small fraction of external recipients under greylisting or reputation
# checks. Accepting literally every RCPT is a honeypot tell.
_ADDR_RE = re.compile(r"^<?([^\s<>@]+)@([A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,})>?$")
_BLOCKED_TLDS = {"invalid", "test", "localhost", "local", "example"}
_RCPT_DROP_RATE = float(os.environ.get("SMTP_RCPT_DROP_RATE", "0.08"))
_SMTP_BANNER = os.environ.get("SMTP_BANNER", f"220 {NODE_NAME} ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)")
_SMTP_MTA = os.environ.get("SMTP_MTA", NODE_NAME)
# Full-message capture: bind-mounted quarantine dir (host path
# /var/lib/decnet/artifacts/{decky}/smtp). When unset, capture is skipped —
# the container still accepts mail, it just doesn't persist the body. Used by
# tests and by deployments that don't want disk persistence.
_QUARANTINE_DIR = os.environ.get("SMTP_QUARANTINE_DIR", "")
# EHLO advertises SIZE 10240000 (10 MB). Cap the accumulator at the same
# value so a crafted client can't OOM the container by streaming forever.
_MAX_BODY_BYTES = int(os.environ.get("SMTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES", "10485760"))
# Postfix's queue-ID character set (real one: excludes vowels and look-alikes
# like 0/O, 1/I, so scanners that know Postfix's alphabet are satisfied).
_QUEUE_CHARS = "BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ23456789"
_Q_BASE = len(_QUEUE_CHARS)
def _log(event_type: str, severity: int = 6, **kwargs) -> None:
line = syslog_line(SERVICE_NAME, NODE_NAME, event_type, severity, **kwargs)
write_syslog_file(line)
forward_syslog(line, LOG_TARGET)
def _rand_msg_id() -> str:
"""Postfix-style queue ID.
Real Postfix derives its short queue IDs from the message's arrival
microseconds, base-encoded with a vowel-free alphabet — so IDs are
monotonically increasing and visually distinctive. We encode the current
microsecond count with Postfix's actual character set, then append a
short per-instance suffix so two deckies never emit identical IDs at
the same instant.
"""
us = int(time.time() * 1_000_000)
out: list[str] = []
while us and len(out) < 10:
us, r = divmod(us, _Q_BASE)
out.append(_QUEUE_CHARS[r])
base = "".join(reversed(out)) or _QUEUE_CHARS[0]
suffix_idx = _seed.rng.randint(0, _Q_BASE - 1)
return base + _QUEUE_CHARS[suffix_idx]
def _decode_header(raw: str | None) -> str:
"""Best-effort decode of an RFC 2047 encoded-word header to Unicode.
Returns "" for missing / undecodable values so callers can treat the
result as a plain string.
"""
if not raw:
return ""
try:
return str(make_header(decode_header(raw)))
except Exception:
return raw
# Stored_as format mirrors the SSH artifact convention so the existing
# /api/v1/artifacts/{decky}/{stored_as} endpoint and its filename regex
# accept SMTP drops unchanged: <iso_ts>_<sha12>_<basename>. The basename
# always ends in .eml so operators can open it in any MUA.
_STORED_AS_BASE_RE = re.compile(r"[^A-Za-z0-9._-]")
# Body-URL extraction. Tight enough to skip stray text that happens to
# start with "http"; loose enough to catch IDN punycode, query strings,
# and the trailing-paren / trailing-period tokens that bare-URL regexes
# typically over-capture. Anchored on whitespace / quote / angle-bracket
# boundaries so URLs inside `<a href="...">` round-trip cleanly.
_URL_RE = re.compile(r"https?://[^\s<>\"'\)\]]+")
# Authentication-Results parsing. We only care about the binary
# pass-or-not for dkim and spf — finer-grained verdicts (neutral /
# softfail / temperror) are evidence at best and the EmailLifter does
# not key on them.
_DKIM_PASS_RE = re.compile(r"\bdkim\s*=\s*pass\b", re.IGNORECASE)
_SPF_PASS_RE = re.compile(r"\bspf\s*=\s*pass\b", re.IGNORECASE)
# Base64 chunk detector. Mirrors the regex the EmailLifter uses
# (`decnet/ttp/impl/email_lifter.py:_BASE64_RE`) so the decky-side
# precompute and the lifter's fallback agree on chunk boundaries.
_BASE64_RE = re.compile(r"[A-Za-z0-9+/]{32,}={0,2}")
# Token boundary for body simhash. Lower-cased and word-class only so
# whitespace mutations and punctuation flips don't fragment the token
# stream.
_SIMHASH_TOKEN_RE = re.compile(r"\w+", re.UNICODE)
# HTML-smuggling regex fallback, used when lxml is unavailable or fails
# to parse a malformed body. Combines the three structural signals into
# one OR-combined regex; FP rate is higher than the lxml path so it is
# only the second-pass safety net.
_HTML_SMUGGLE_RE = re.compile(
r"<a\s+[^>]*\bdownload\b[^>]*>"
r"|new\s+Blob\s*\("
r"|new\s+Uint8Array\s*\("
r"|window\.URL\.createObjectURL\s*\(",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
# Magic-bytes for the encrypted-archive bool. Compared after stripping
# leading whitespace; first 8 bytes is enough for every format we
# recognise. ZIP / docx / xlsx round-trip via the central directory's
# encryption flag and aren't here.
_MAGIC_7Z = b"7z\xBC\xAF\x27\x1C"
_MAGIC_RAR = b"Rar!\x1A\x07"
_MAGIC_CFBF = b"\xD0\xCF\x11\xE0\xA1\xB1\x1A\xE1"
def _empty_summary() -> dict:
return {
"subject": "", "from_hdr": "", "to_hdr": "", "date_hdr": "",
"message_id_hdr": "", "content_type": "",
"return_path": "", "x_mailer": "",
"dkim_signed": False, "spf_pass": False,
"attachments": [], "urls": [],
"body_simhash": "", "body_base64_bytes": 0,
"html_smuggling": False,
}
def _body_simhash(body_text: str) -> str:
"""Charikar 64-bit simhash over word tokens, hex-encoded.
Inlined rather than pulling the ``simhash`` PyPI dep (which
transitively brings numpy ~50 MB into a slim decky container) —
the algorithm is ~15 lines and fully equivalent for this use.
Token weighting is by frequency; per-token hash is md5[:8] for
speed (this is a content fingerprint, not a security primitive).
Returns a 16-hex-char string, or ``""`` on empty/no-token input
(the lifter's ``_p_mass_phish`` predicate accepts str|int and
rejects non-strings, so the empty case is "no signal" — exactly
what we want when a multipart message has no usable text body).
"""
tokens = _SIMHASH_TOKEN_RE.findall(body_text.lower()) if body_text else []
if not tokens:
return ""
counts: dict[str, int] = {}
for tok in tokens:
counts[tok] = counts.get(tok, 0) + 1
bits = [0] * 64
for tok, weight in counts.items():
h = int.from_bytes(
hashlib.md5(tok.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")).digest()[:8], # noqa: S324
"big",
)
for i in range(64):
if h & (1 << i):
bits[i] += weight
else:
bits[i] -= weight
out = 0
for i in range(64):
if bits[i] > 0:
out |= (1 << i)
return format(out, "016x")
def _body_base64_bytes(body_text: str) -> int:
"""Largest decoded base64 chunk's byte count in the body, or 0.
Mirrors the EmailLifter's ``_p_encoded_payload`` fallback exactly:
iterate ``_BASE64_RE`` matches, attempt strict decode, return the
largest decoded length seen. Computed once decky-side so the
lifter never has to scan body text — R0048 fires from this
scalar alone.
"""
if not body_text:
return 0
largest = 0
for m in _BASE64_RE.finditer(body_text):
chunk = m.group(0)
try:
decoded = base64.b64decode(chunk, validate=True)
except (binascii.Error, ValueError):
continue
if len(decoded) > largest:
largest = len(decoded)
return largest
def _attachment_macro_indicator(payload: bytes, filename: str) -> bool:
"""True if the attachment is an OOXML container with a VBA macro
stream (``vbaProject.bin``).
Modern macro-bearing Office files (.docm / .xlsm / .pptm and
.docx with injected macros) are zip containers carrying a
``word/vbaProject.bin`` (or analogous) entry. Catches ~95% of
in-the-wild macro phishing. Legacy .xls (CFBF, not zip) is a
follow-up — see DEBT entry.
"""
if not payload or len(payload) < 4 or payload[:2] != b"PK":
return False
try:
with zipfile.ZipFile(io.BytesIO(payload)) as zf:
for name in zf.namelist():
if name.endswith("vbaProject.bin"):
return True
except (zipfile.BadZipFile, OSError, ValueError):
return False
return False
def _attachment_encrypted(payload: bytes, filename: str) -> bool:
"""True if the attachment is an encrypted/password-protected
archive or Office container.
ZIP / OOXML: read the central directory's encryption bit
(``flag_bits & 0x1`` on any entry).
7z / RAR: file-magic match.
Encrypted Office (XLSX-with-password): wrapped in a CFBF
container (magic ``D0 CF 11 E0``) — catch on filename hint.
"""
if not payload or len(payload) < 8:
return False
head = payload[:8]
if head.startswith(_MAGIC_7Z) or head.startswith(_MAGIC_RAR):
return True
if head.startswith(_MAGIC_CFBF):
# Naked CFBF without an Office filename is rare; treat any
# CFBF as potentially encrypted Office for the bool flag.
return True
if payload[:2] == b"PK":
try:
with zipfile.ZipFile(io.BytesIO(payload)) as zf:
for info in zf.infolist():
if info.flag_bits & 0x1:
return True
except (zipfile.BadZipFile, OSError, ValueError):
return False
return False
def _html_smuggling(msg: Message) -> bool:
"""True if any text/html part exhibits the HTML-smuggling shape.
Structural lxml parse first: walk anchors and scripts, fire when
an ``<a>`` carries a ``download`` attribute AND a sibling /
near-ancestor ``<script>`` references one of the canonical
blob-builder primitives (``new Blob(``, ``new Uint8Array(``,
``URL.createObjectURL(``). Real-world phish HTML is often
malformed enough to break lxml; on parse failure we fall back
to a regex pass that combines the same indicators in one body
(higher FP rate, but catches the malformed cases lxml drops).
"""
for part in msg.walk():
if part.is_multipart():
continue
if (part.get_content_type() or "").lower() != "text/html":
continue
try:
raw = part.get_payload(decode=True) or b""
text = raw.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(raw, bytes) else ""
except Exception:
text = ""
if not text:
continue
if _lxml_html is not None:
try:
tree = _lxml_html.fromstring(text)
except Exception:
tree = None
if tree is not None:
anchors_with_download = tree.xpath(
"//a[@download or @*[name()='download']]",
)
if anchors_with_download:
scripts = tree.xpath("//script")
blob_re = re.compile(
r"new\s+Blob\s*\("
r"|new\s+Uint8Array\s*\("
r"|URL\.createObjectURL\s*\(",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
for script in scripts:
script_text = (script.text or "") + (script.tail or "")
if blob_re.search(script_text):
return True
# Fall through to regex if lxml found no smoking gun
# — malformed HTML may have lost structure during
# parse-and-serialize.
if _HTML_SMUGGLE_RE.search(text):
# Pair check: at least two distinct indicator classes
# must hit so a stray ``<a download>`` link in a
# legitimate "click to download our report" mail does
# not fire on its own.
anchor_hit = re.search(
r"<a\s+[^>]*\bdownload\b", text, re.IGNORECASE,
)
blob_hit = re.search(
r"new\s+Blob\s*\("
r"|new\s+Uint8Array\s*\("
r"|window\.URL\.createObjectURL\s*\(",
text, re.IGNORECASE,
)
if anchor_hit and blob_hit:
return True
return False
def _extract_urls(msg: Message) -> list[str]:
"""Walk text/* parts and return the unique http(s) URLs found.
Order is preserved (first-seen wins) so the lifter's IDN-punycode
check and the SIEM evidence list are stable across runs. The walker
intentionally skips non-text parts: HTML-smuggling decode of binary
blobs is a heavyweight detector deferred to the EmailLifter follow-
up DEBT entry, not in scope for the cheap projection.
"""
seen: dict[str, None] = {}
for part in msg.walk():
if part.is_multipart():
continue
ctype = (part.get_content_type() or "").lower()
if not ctype.startswith("text/"):
continue
try:
raw = part.get_payload(decode=True) or b""
text = raw.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(raw, bytes) else ""
except Exception:
text = ""
for match in _URL_RE.findall(text):
# Strip trailing punctuation that frequently rides on URLs in
# natural-language bodies ("see https://x.com.").
url = match.rstrip(".,;:!?")
if url and url not in seen:
seen[url] = None
return list(seen.keys())
def _summarize_message(body: bytes, msg_id: str) -> dict:
"""Parse the DATA body and extract forensic metadata.
Returns a dict with:
subject, from_hdr, to_hdr, date_hdr, message_id_hdr,
content_type, return_path, x_mailer, dkim_signed, spf_pass,
attachments (list of {filename, content_type, size, sha256}),
urls (list of http(s) URLs from text/* parts).
Headers are RFC 2047 decoded. Attachment hashing uses the *decoded*
payload so operators can match against VT / MalwareBazaar directly.
`dkim_signed` / `spf_pass` are derived from any
``Authentication-Results:`` header line (multiple lines tolerated;
a positive verdict on any line counts).
"""
try:
msg: Message = message_from_bytes(body)
except Exception:
return _empty_summary()
attachments: list[dict] = []
for part in msg.walk():
if part.is_multipart():
continue
disposition = (part.get("Content-Disposition") or "").lower()
filename = part.get_filename()
# Treat any part with an explicit filename as an attachment, even
# when Content-Disposition is missing — spam kits frequently omit it.
if not filename and "attachment" not in disposition:
continue
try:
_raw = part.get_payload(decode=True) or b""
payload: bytes = _raw if isinstance(_raw, bytes) else b""
except Exception:
payload = b""
decoded_filename = _decode_header(filename) or ""
attachments.append({
"filename": decoded_filename,
"content_type": part.get_content_type(),
"size": len(payload),
"sha256": hashlib.sha256(payload).hexdigest() if payload else "",
"macro_indicator": _attachment_macro_indicator(payload, decoded_filename),
"encrypted": _attachment_encrypted(payload, decoded_filename),
})
auth_results = " | ".join(
v for v in msg.get_all("Authentication-Results") or [] if v
)
# Concatenate all text/* body parts for simhash + base64-bytes
# computation. The simhash should be order-independent across
# multipart alternatives (text/plain + text/html), so we treat
# the union as one document — different attackers' templates
# will diverge in word distribution regardless of the multipart
# arrangement.
body_text_parts: list[str] = []
for part in msg.walk():
if part.is_multipart():
continue
if not (part.get_content_type() or "").lower().startswith("text/"):
continue
try:
raw = part.get_payload(decode=True) or b""
text = raw.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(raw, bytes) else ""
except Exception:
text = ""
if text:
body_text_parts.append(text)
body_text = "\n".join(body_text_parts)
return {
"subject": _decode_header(msg.get("Subject")),
"from_hdr": _decode_header(msg.get("From")),
"to_hdr": _decode_header(msg.get("To")),
"date_hdr": _decode_header(msg.get("Date")),
"message_id_hdr": _decode_header(msg.get("Message-ID")),
"content_type": msg.get_content_type(),
"return_path": _decode_header(msg.get("Return-Path")),
"x_mailer": _decode_header(msg.get("X-Mailer")),
"dkim_signed": bool(_DKIM_PASS_RE.search(auth_results)),
"spf_pass": bool(_SPF_PASS_RE.search(auth_results)),
"attachments": attachments,
"urls": _extract_urls(msg),
"body_simhash": _body_simhash(body_text),
"body_base64_bytes": _body_base64_bytes(body_text),
"html_smuggling": _html_smuggling(msg),
}
def _persist_message(body: bytes, msg_id: str) -> str | None:
"""Write the raw DATA body to the quarantine dir as a .eml file.
Returns the stored_as basename on success, None if capture is disabled
or the write failed. The SMTP reply is always 250 regardless — a real
relay is opaque about its storage path.
"""
if not _QUARANTINE_DIR:
return None
sha = hashlib.sha256(body).hexdigest()
ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
safe_id = _STORED_AS_BASE_RE.sub("_", msg_id)[:32] or "msg"
stored_as = f"{ts}_{sha[:12]}_{safe_id}.eml"
try:
with open(os.path.join(_QUARANTINE_DIR, stored_as), "wb") as fh:
fh.write(body)
return stored_as
except OSError:
return None
def _decode_auth_plain(blob: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
"""Decode SASL PLAIN: base64(authzid\0authcid\0passwd) → (user, pass)."""
try:
decoded = base64.b64decode(blob + "==").decode(errors="replace")
parts = decoded.split("\x00")
if len(parts) >= 3:
return parts[1], parts[2]
if len(parts) == 2:
return parts[0], parts[1]
except Exception:
pass
return blob, ""
class SMTPProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
_transport: asyncio.Transport | None = None
_peer: tuple[str, int]
def __init__(self):
self._transport = None
self._peer = ("?", 0)
self._buf = b""
# per-transaction state
self._mail_from = ""
self._rcpt_to: list[str] = []
# DATA accumulation
self._in_data = False
self._data_buf: list[str] = []
# Running byte count for the DATA body; once this exceeds
# _MAX_BODY_BYTES we stop appending to _data_buf but keep
# consuming lines so the session still terminates cleanly.
self._data_bytes = 0
self._data_truncated = False
# AUTH multi-step state (LOGIN mechanism sends user/pass in separate lines)
self._auth_state = "" # "" | "await_user" | "await_pass"
self._auth_user = ""
# ── asyncio.Protocol ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def connection_made(self, transport: asyncio.BaseTransport) -> None:
self._transport = cast(asyncio.Transport, transport)
self._peer = self._transport.get_extra_info("peername", ("?", 0))
_log("connect", src=self._peer[0], src_port=self._peer[1])
self._transport.write(f"{_SMTP_BANNER}\r\n".encode())
def data_received(self, data):
self._buf += data
while b"\n" in self._buf:
line, self._buf = self._buf.split(b"\n", 1)
# Strip trailing \r so both CRLF and bare LF work
self._handle_line(line.rstrip(b"\r").decode(errors="replace"))
def connection_lost(self, exc):
_log("disconnect", src=self._peer[0] if self._peer else "?")
# ── Command dispatch ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _handle_line(self, line: str) -> None:
assert self._transport is not None
# ── DATA body accumulation ────────────────────────────────────────────
if self._in_data:
if line == ".":
body_str = "\r\n".join(self._data_buf)
body = body_str.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")
msg_id = _rand_msg_id()
_log("message_accepted",
src=self._peer[0],
mail_from=self._mail_from,
rcpt_to=",".join(self._rcpt_to),
body_bytes=len(body),
truncated=int(self._data_truncated),
msg_id=msg_id)
# Persist the full .eml into the quarantine bind mount
# (if configured) and emit a richer event so the collector
# can index attachments + headers. This is the hook the
# dashboard's "sent mail" viewer reads.
stored_as = _persist_message(body, msg_id)
if stored_as is not None:
summary = _summarize_message(body, msg_id)
_log(
"message_stored",
src=self._peer[0],
msg_id=msg_id,
stored_as=stored_as,
sha256=hashlib.sha256(body).hexdigest(),
size=len(body),
truncated=int(self._data_truncated),
mail_from=self._mail_from,
rcpt_to=",".join(self._rcpt_to),
subject=summary["subject"][:512],
from_hdr=summary["from_hdr"][:256],
to_hdr=summary["to_hdr"][:512],
date_hdr=summary["date_hdr"][:64],
message_id_hdr=summary["message_id_hdr"][:256],
content_type=summary["content_type"],
# Header-derived signals consumed by EmailLifter
# R0043 / R0044 / R0045. Truncated to bound the
# SD-value size; the lifter only needs presence
# + domain extraction.
return_path=summary["return_path"][:256],
x_mailer=summary["x_mailer"][:256],
dkim_signed=int(summary["dkim_signed"]),
spf_pass=int(summary["spf_pass"]),
attachment_count=len(summary["attachments"]),
# Full manifest (filename/sha256/size/content_type
# + macro_indicator/encrypted booleans) rides as
# a compact JSON blob — the SD-value escape in
# syslog_bridge handles the quotes and brackets.
# Per-attachment booleans are reduced to top-
# level flags by the master ingester at publish
# time.
attachments_json=json.dumps(summary["attachments"], separators=(",", ":")),
# URL list extracted from text/* body parts;
# capped at 64 entries to bound the syslog SD
# value. Spam kits with hundreds of unique URLs
# are rare and the cap is loud-friendly.
urls_json=json.dumps(summary["urls"][:64], separators=(",", ":")),
# Heavyweight Layer-2 body signals consumed by
# EmailLifter R0042 / R0046 / R0048. Booleans
# ride as 0/1 ints because syslog SD-values are
# strings; the ingester coerces back at publish
# time. body_simhash is a 16-hex-char string;
# body_base64_bytes is the largest decoded
# base64 chunk's byte count (0 if none).
body_simhash=summary["body_simhash"],
body_base64_bytes=summary["body_base64_bytes"],
html_smuggling=int(summary["html_smuggling"]),
)
# Real MTAs take tens of ms to queue; instantaneous replies
# on DATA are a tell.
_seed.jitter_sync(30, 180)
self._transport.write(f"250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as {msg_id}\r\n".encode())
self._in_data = False
self._data_buf = []
self._data_bytes = 0
self._data_truncated = False
self._mail_from = ""
self._rcpt_to = []
else:
# RFC 5321 dot-stuffing: strip leading dot
decoded = line[1:] if line.startswith(".") else line
# +2 accounts for the CRLF that rejoins this line to the body.
new_total = self._data_bytes + len(decoded.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")) + 2
if new_total <= _MAX_BODY_BYTES:
self._data_buf.append(decoded)
self._data_bytes = new_total
else:
# Stop appending but keep consuming so the client's
# final CRLF.CRLF still terminates the state machine.
self._data_truncated = True
return
# ── AUTH multi-step (LOGIN / PLAIN continuation) ─────────────────────
if self._auth_state == "await_plain":
user, password = _decode_auth_plain(line)
self._finish_auth(user, password)
self._auth_state = ""
return
if self._auth_state == "await_user":
self._auth_user = base64.b64decode(line + "==").decode(errors="replace")
self._auth_state = "await_pass"
self._transport.write(b"334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6\r\n") # "Password:"
return
if self._auth_state == "await_pass":
password = base64.b64decode(line + "==").decode(errors="replace")
self._finish_auth(self._auth_user, password)
self._auth_state = ""
self._auth_user = ""
return
# ── Normal command dispatch ───────────────────────────────────────────
parts = line.split(None, 1)
cmd = parts[0].upper() if parts else ""
args = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else ""
if cmd in ("EHLO", "HELO"):
if not args:
self._transport.write(
f"501 5.5.4 Syntax: {cmd} hostname\r\n".encode()
)
return
_log("ehlo", src=self._peer[0], domain=args)
self._transport.write(
f"250-{_SMTP_MTA}\r\n"
f"250-PIPELINING\r\n"
f"250-SIZE 10240000\r\n"
f"250-VRFY\r\n"
f"250-ETRN\r\n"
f"250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN\r\n"
f"250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n"
f"250-8BITMIME\r\n"
f"250 DSN\r\n".encode()
)
elif cmd == "AUTH":
self._handle_auth(args)
elif cmd == "MAIL":
addr = args.split(":", 1)[1].strip() if ":" in args else args
self._mail_from = addr
# Strip <…> wrappers around the address; everything after the
# last @ is the domain. Empty when the attacker sent <> or a
# malformed envelope; keeping value= for back-compat with any
# log query that still reads it.
_bare = addr.strip("<>").strip()
_domain = _bare.rsplit("@", 1)[-1] if "@" in _bare else ""
_log("mail_from", src=self._peer[0], value=addr,
mail_from=_bare, domain=_domain)
self._transport.write(b"250 2.1.0 Ok\r\n")
elif cmd == "RCPT":
addr = args.split(":", 1)[1].strip() if ":" in args else args
if OPEN_RELAY:
match = _ADDR_RE.match(addr)
if not match:
_log("rcpt_rejected_syntax", src=self._peer[0], value=addr,
severity=SEVERITY_WARNING)
self._transport.write(
b"501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax\r\n"
)
elif match.group(2).rsplit(".", 1)[-1].lower() in _BLOCKED_TLDS:
_log("rcpt_rejected_tld", src=self._peer[0], value=addr,
severity=SEVERITY_WARNING)
self._transport.write(
b"550 5.1.2 <" + addr.encode()
+ b">: Recipient address rejected: Domain not found\r\n"
)
elif _rand.random() < _RCPT_DROP_RATE:
_log("rcpt_greylisted", src=self._peer[0], value=addr)
self._transport.write(
b"451 4.7.1 <" + addr.encode()
+ b">: Recipient address rejected: Greylisted, try again later\r\n"
)
else:
self._rcpt_to.append(addr)
_log("rcpt_to", src=self._peer[0], value=addr)
self._transport.write(b"250 2.1.5 Ok\r\n")
else:
_log("rcpt_denied", src=self._peer[0], value=addr,
severity=SEVERITY_WARNING)
self._transport.write(
b"554 5.7.1 <" + addr.encode() + b">: Relay access denied\r\n"
)
elif cmd == "DATA":
if not self._rcpt_to:
self._transport.write(b"503 5.5.1 Error: need RCPT command\r\n")
else:
self._in_data = True
self._transport.write(b"354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>\r\n")
elif cmd == "RSET":
self._mail_from = ""
self._rcpt_to = []
self._in_data = False
self._data_buf = []
self._data_bytes = 0
self._data_truncated = False
self._auth_state = ""
self._auth_user = ""
self._transport.write(b"250 2.0.0 Ok\r\n")
elif cmd == "VRFY":
_log("vrfy", src=self._peer[0], value=args)
self._transport.write(b"252 2.0.0 Cannot VRFY user\r\n")
elif cmd == "NOOP":
self._transport.write(b"250 2.0.0 Ok\r\n")
elif cmd == "STARTTLS":
self._transport.write(b"454 4.7.0 TLS not available due to local problem\r\n")
elif cmd == "QUIT":
self._transport.write(b"221 2.0.0 Bye\r\n")
self._transport.close()
else:
_log("unknown_command", src=self._peer[0], command=line[:128])
self._transport.write(b"502 5.5.2 Error: command not recognized\r\n")
# ── AUTH helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _handle_auth(self, args: str) -> None:
assert self._transport is not None
parts = args.split(None, 1)
mech = parts[0].upper() if parts else ""
initial = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else ""
if mech == "PLAIN":
if initial:
user, password = _decode_auth_plain(initial)
self._finish_auth(user, password)
else:
# Client will send credentials on next line
self._auth_state = "await_plain"
self._transport.write(b"334 \r\n")
elif mech == "LOGIN":
if initial:
self._auth_user = base64.b64decode(initial + "==").decode(errors="replace")
self._auth_state = "await_pass"
self._transport.write(b"334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6\r\n") # "Password:"
else:
self._auth_state = "await_user"
self._transport.write(b"334 VXNlcm5hbWU6\r\n") # "Username:"
else:
self._transport.write(b"504 5.5.4 Unrecognized authentication mechanism\r\n")
def _finish_auth(self, username: str, password: str) -> None:
assert self._transport is not None
_log("auth_attempt", src=self._peer[0],
username=username, principal=username,
severity=SEVERITY_WARNING, **encode_secret(password))
if not OPEN_RELAY:
self._transport.write(b"535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed\r\n")
return
# Open-relay mode: still be selective so the decoy doesn't look like a
# tarpit that accepts literally anything. If no whitelist is set,
# accept; otherwise gate on username presence.
accepted = not _AUTH_WHITELIST or username in _AUTH_WHITELIST
if accepted:
self._transport.write(b"235 2.7.0 Authentication successful\r\n")
else:
self._transport.write(b"535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed\r\n")
async def main():
mode = "open-relay" if OPEN_RELAY else "credential-harvester"
_log("startup", msg=f"SMTP server starting as {NODE_NAME} ({mode})")
loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
server = await loop.create_server(SMTPProtocol, "0.0.0.0", PORT) # nosec B104
async with server:
await server.serve_forever()
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())