Properly handle invalid cvar replications without blocking netmessage (#408)v1.26.0-rc1

Properly handle invalid cvar replications without blocking netmessage entirely and restore `ns_server_name` replication

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp b/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
index 509243f0..099f6e64 100644
--- a/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
+++ b/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ServerPresenceManager::CreateConVars()
 	Cvar_ns_server_presence_update_rate = new ConVar(
 		"ns_server_presence_update_rate", "5000", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "How often we update our server's presence on server lists in ms");
 
-	Cvar_ns_server_name = new ConVar("ns_server_name", "Unnamed Northstar Server", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "This server's name", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
+	Cvar_ns_server_name = new ConVar("ns_server_name", "Unnamed Northstar Server", FCVAR_GAMEDLL | FCVAR_REPLICATED, "This server's name", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
 			NOTE_UNUSED(cvar);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(pOldValue);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(flOldValue);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void ServerPresenceManager::CreateConVars()
 			Cvar_hostname->SetValue(g_pServerPresence->Cvar_ns_server_name->GetString());
 		});
 
-	Cvar_ns_server_desc = new ConVar("ns_server_desc", "Default server description", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "This server's description", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
+	Cvar_ns_server_desc = new ConVar("ns_server_desc", "Default server description", FCVAR_GAMEDLL | FCVAR_REPLICATED, "This server's description", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
 			NOTE_UNUSED(cvar);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(pOldValue);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(flOldValue);
diff --git a/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp b/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
index d96bc41e..1b3069f5 100644
--- a/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
+++ b/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
@@ -120,19 +120,31 @@ bool, __fastcall, (void* pMsg)) // 48 8B D1 48 8B 49 18 48 8B 01 48 FF 60 10
 			if (!nameValid || !valValid)
 				return BLOCKED_INFO("Missing null terminators");
 
-			ConVar* pVar = g_pCVar->FindVar(entry->name);
-
-			if (pVar)
+			// we only need to check if these cvars are valid on client as it will set actual cvars there
+			// on server this won't set any actual convars, only keyvalues in the player, which doesn't have really any potential for dumb
+			// stuff
+			if (!bIsServerFrame)
 			{
-				memcpy(
-					entry->name,
-					pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName,
-					strlen(pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName) + 1); // Force name to match case
-
-				int iFlags = bIsServerFrame ? FCVAR_USERINFO : FCVAR_REPLICATED;
-				if (!pVar->IsFlagSet(iFlags))
-					return BLOCKED_INFO(
-						"Invalid flags (" << std::hex << "0x" << pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_nFlags << "), var is " << entry->name);
+				ConVar* pVar = g_pCVar->FindVar(entry->name);
+				if (pVar)
+				{
+					memcpy(
+						entry->name,
+						pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName,
+						strlen(pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName) + 1); // Force name to match case
+
+					if (!pVar->IsFlagSet(FCVAR_REPLICATED))
+					{
+						spdlog::warn(
+							"Blocking replication of remote cvar {} from server (server's var has flag REPLICATED, while ours does not)",
+							entry->name);
+
+						// don't block, as non-malicious servers might send bad cvars, and we still want those clients to be able to
+						// connect
+						memset(entry->name, 0, ENTRY_STR_LEN);
+						memset(entry->val, 0, ENTRY_STR_LEN);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		else