fix shuffle obfuscation compiler optimization

In some cases, compiler could optimize the shuffle obfuscator, causing exposing the obfuscated literal. As a fix, added xor encryption of array indexes.
atomos-dev · Dec 7, 2023 · 3a9c9aa · 3a9c9aa
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diff --git a/internal/literals/shuffle.go b/internal/literals/shuffle.go
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@ func (shuffle) obfuscate(obfRand *mathrand.Rand, data []byte) *ast.BlockStmt {
 	key := make([]byte, len(data))
 	obfRand.Read(key)
 
+	const (
+		minIdxKeySize = 2
+		maxIdxKeySize = 16
+	)
+
+	idxKeySize := minIdxKeySize
+	if tmp := obfRand.Intn(len(data)); tmp > idxKeySize {
+		idxKeySize = tmp
+	}
+	if idxKeySize > maxIdxKeySize {
+		idxKeySize = maxIdxKeySize
+	}
+
+	idxKey := make([]byte, idxKeySize)
+	obfRand.Read(idxKey)
+
 	fullData := make([]byte, len(data)+len(key))
 	operators := make([]token.Token, len(fullData))
 	for i := range operators {
@@ -39,10 +55,13 @@ func (shuffle) obfuscate(obfRand *mathrand.Rand, data []byte) *ast.BlockStmt {
 
 	args := []ast.Expr{ast.NewIdent("data")}
 	for i := range data {
+		keyIdx := obfRand.Intn(idxKeySize)
+		k := int(idxKey[keyIdx])
+
 		args = append(args, operatorToReversedBinaryExpr(
 			operators[i],
-			ah.IndexExpr("fullData", ah.IntLit(shuffledIdxs[i])),
-			ah.IndexExpr("fullData", ah.IntLit(shuffledIdxs[len(data)+i])),
+			ah.IndexExpr("fullData", &ast.BinaryExpr{X: ah.IntLit(shuffledIdxs[i] ^ k), Op: token.XOR, Y: ah.CallExprByName("int", ah.IndexExpr("idxKey", ah.IntLit(keyIdx)))}),
+			ah.IndexExpr("fullData", &ast.BinaryExpr{X: ah.IntLit(shuffledIdxs[len(data)+i] ^ k), Op: token.XOR, Y: ah.CallExprByName("int", ah.IndexExpr("idxKey", ah.IntLit(keyIdx)))}),
 		))
 	}
 
@@ -52,6 +71,11 @@ func (shuffle) obfuscate(obfRand *mathrand.Rand, data []byte) *ast.BlockStmt {
 			Tok: token.DEFINE,
 			Rhs: []ast.Expr{ah.DataToByteSlice(shuffledFullData)},
 		},
+		&ast.AssignStmt{
+			Lhs: []ast.Expr{ast.NewIdent("idxKey")},
+			Tok: token.DEFINE,
+			Rhs: []ast.Expr{ah.DataToByteSlice(idxKey)},
+		},
 		&ast.AssignStmt{
 			Lhs: []ast.Expr{ast.NewIdent("data")},
 			Tok: token.DEFINE,

diff --git a/testdata/script/literals.txtar b/testdata/script/literals.txtar
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ grep '^\s+\w+ := \[\.{3}\](byte|uint16|uint32|uint64)\{[0-9\s,]+\}$' debug1/test
 # Split obfuscator. Detect decryptKey ^= i * counter
 grep '^\s+\w+ \^= \w+ \* \w+$' debug1/test/main/extra_literals.go
 
-# XorShuffle obfuscator. Detect data = append(data, x (^|-|+) y...).
+# XorShuffle obfuscator. Detect data = append(data, x[? ^ idxKey[?]] (^|-|+) y[? ^ idxKey[?]]...).
 # Note that the line obfuscator adds an inline comment before the call.
-grep '^\s+\w+ = .*\bappend\(\w+,(\s+\w+\[\d+\][\^\-+]\w+\[\d+\],?)+\)$' debug1/test/main/extra_literals.go
+grep '^(\s+)?\w+ = .*\bappend\(\w+,(\s+\w+\[\d+\^\s.+\][\^\-+]\w+\[\d+\^\s.+\],?)+\)$' debug1/test/main/extra_literals.go
 
 # XorSeed obfuscator. Detect type decFunc func(byte) decFunc
 grep '^\s+type \w+ func\(byte\) \w+$' debug1/test/main/extra_literals.go