Extend script_get_preference() to get the value by id.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   [#458](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/458)
   [#459](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/459)
 - Fix format-truncation warning in GCC 8.2 and later. [#461](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/461)
+- Extend script_get_preference() to get the value by id. [#470](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/470)
 
 ### Changed
 - The logging of the NASL internal regexp functions was extended to include the pattern in case of a failed regcomp(). [#397](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/397)

misc/plugutils.c

@@ -393,33 +393,50 @@ post_error (const char *oid, struct script_infos *desc, int port,
 }
 
 char *
-get_plugin_preference (const char *oid, const char *name)
+get_plugin_preference (const char *oid, const char *name, int pref_id)
 {
   GHashTable *prefs;
   GHashTableIter iter;
-  char *cname, *retval = NULL;
+  char *cname = NULL, *retval = NULL;
   void *itername, *itervalue;
   char prefix[1024], suffix[1024];
 
   prefs = preferences_get ();
-  if (!prefs || !nvticache_initialized () || !oid || !name)
+  if (!prefs || !nvticache_initialized () || !oid || (!name && pref_id < 1))
     return NULL;
 
-  cname = g_strdup (name);
-  g_strchomp (cname);
   g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, prefs);
-  snprintf (prefix, sizeof (prefix), "%s:", oid);
-  snprintf (suffix, sizeof (suffix), ":%s", cname);
-  /* NVT preferences receiveed in OID:PrefID:PrefType:PrefName form */
-  while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &itername, &itervalue))
+
+  if (pref_id > 0)
     {
-      if (g_str_has_prefix (itername, prefix)
-          && g_str_has_suffix (itername, suffix))
+      snprintf (prefix, sizeof (prefix), "%s:%d:", oid, pref_id);
+      while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &itername, &itervalue))
         {
-          retval = g_strdup (itervalue);
-          break;
+          if (g_str_has_prefix (itername, prefix))
+            {
+              retval = g_strdup (itervalue);
+              break;
+            }
         }
     }
+  else
+    {
+      cname = g_strdup (name);
+      g_strchomp (cname);
+      snprintf (prefix, sizeof (prefix), "%s:", oid);
+      snprintf (suffix, sizeof (suffix), ":%s", cname);
+      /* NVT preferences received in OID:PrefID:PrefType:PrefName form */
+      while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &itername, &itervalue))
+        {
+          if (g_str_has_prefix (itername, prefix)
+              && g_str_has_suffix (itername, suffix))
+            {
+              retval = g_strdup (itervalue);
+              break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
   /* If no value set by the user, get the default one. */
   if (!retval)
     {
@@ -428,7 +445,8 @@ get_plugin_preference (const char *oid, const char *name)
       tmp = nprefs = nvticache_get_prefs (oid);
       while (tmp)
         {
-          if (!strcmp (cname, nvtpref_name (tmp->data)))
+          if ((cname && !strcmp (cname, nvtpref_name (tmp->data)))
+              || (pref_id >= 0 && pref_id == nvtpref_id (tmp->data)))
             {
               retval = g_strdup (nvtpref_default (tmp->data));
               break;
@@ -437,7 +455,8 @@ get_plugin_preference (const char *oid, const char *name)
         }
       g_slist_free_full (nprefs, (void (*) (void *)) nvtpref_free);
     }
-  g_free (cname);
+  if (cname)
+    g_free (cname);
   return retval;
 }
 

misc/plugutils.h

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ char *
 plug_get_host_ip_str (struct script_infos *);
 
 char *
-get_plugin_preference (const char *, const char *);
+get_plugin_preference (const char *, const char *, int);
 
 const char *
 get_plugin_preference_fname (struct script_infos *, const char *);

nasl/nasl_builtin_find_service.c

@@ -1495,9 +1495,9 @@ plugin_do_run (struct script_infos *desc, GSList *h, int test_ssl)
 
   int rw_timeout = 20, cnx_timeout = 20, wrap_timeout = 20;
   int x, timeout;
-  char *rw_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, RW_TIMEOUT_PREF);
-  char *cnx_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, CNX_TIMEOUT_PREF);
-  char *wrap_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, WRAP_TIMEOUT_PREF);
+  char *rw_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, RW_TIMEOUT_PREF, -1);
+  char *cnx_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, CNX_TIMEOUT_PREF, -1);
+  char *wrap_timeout_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, WRAP_TIMEOUT_PREF, -1);
   unsigned char *p;
   fd_set rfds, wfds;
   struct timeval tv;
@@ -2405,11 +2405,11 @@ plugin_run_find_service (lex_ctxt *lexic)
   int port_per_son;
   int i;
   int test_ssl = 1;
-  char *key = get_plugin_preference (oid, KEY_FILE);
-  char *cert = get_plugin_preference (oid, CERT_FILE);
-  char *pempass = get_plugin_preference (oid, PEM_PASS);
-  char *cafile = get_plugin_preference (oid, CA_FILE);
-  char *test_ssl_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, TEST_SSL_PREF);
+  char *key = get_plugin_preference (oid, KEY_FILE, -1);
+  char *cert = get_plugin_preference (oid, CERT_FILE, -1);
+  char *pempass = get_plugin_preference (oid, PEM_PASS, -1);
+  char *cafile = get_plugin_preference (oid, CA_FILE, -1);
+  char *test_ssl_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, TEST_SSL_PREF, -1);
 
   if (key && key[0] != '\0')
     key = (char *) get_plugin_preference_fname (desc, key);
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ plugin_run_find_service (lex_ctxt *lexic)
 
   signal (SIGTERM, sigterm);
   signal (SIGCHLD, sigchld);
-  num_sons_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, NUM_CHILDREN);
+  num_sons_s = get_plugin_preference (oid, NUM_CHILDREN, -1);
   if (num_sons_s != NULL)
     num_sons = atoi (num_sons_s);
   g_free (num_sons_s);

nasl/nasl_builtin_nmap.c

@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ nmap_create (lex_ctxt *lexic)
   nmap->oid = lexic->oid;
 
   /* import results from external file? */
-  pref = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, PREF_IMPORT_XML_FILE);
+  pref = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, PREF_IMPORT_XML_FILE, -1);
   if (!pref || !strlen (pref))
     {
       /* no: build command line to execute */
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ build_cmd_line (nmap_t *nmap)
     {
       gchar *optval;
 
-      optval = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, options[i].optname);
+      optval = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, options[i].optname, -1);
       if (!optval)
         continue;
 
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ add_scantype_arguments (nmap_t *nmap)
     {"SCTP Init", "-sY", FALSE}, {"SCTP COOKIE_ECHO", "-sZ", FALSE},
     {NULL, NULL, FALSE}};
 
-  scantype = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, PREF_TCP_SCANNING_TECHNIQUE);
+  scantype = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, PREF_TCP_SCANNING_TECHNIQUE, -1);
   if (!scantype)
     return -1;
 
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ add_timing_arguments (nmap_t *nmap)
     {"Aggressive", "-T4", FALSE}, {"Insane", "-T5", FALSE},
     {NULL, NULL, FALSE}};
 
-  timing = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, PREF_TIMING_POLICY);
+  timing = get_plugin_preference (nmap->oid, PREF_TIMING_POLICY, -1);
   if (!timing)
     return -1;
 

nasl/nasl_http.c

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ _http_req (lex_ctxt *lexic, char *keyword)
         return NULL;
       /* global_settings.nasl */
       ua = get_plugin_preference ("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.12288",
-                                  "HTTP User-Agent");
+                                  "HTTP User-Agent", -1);
       if (!ua || strlen (g_strstrip (ua)) == 0)
         {
           g_free (ua);

nasl/nasl_scanner_glue.c

@@ -496,19 +496,21 @@ tree_cell *
 script_get_preference (lex_ctxt *lexic)
 {
   tree_cell *retc;
+  int id = get_int_var_by_name (lexic, "id", -1);
   char *pref = get_str_var_by_num (lexic, 0);
   char *value;
 
-  if (pref == NULL)
+  if (pref == NULL && id == -1)
     {
       nasl_perror (lexic,
                    "Argument error in the function script_get_preference()\n");
-      nasl_perror (
-        lexic, "Function usage is : pref = script_get_preference(<name>)\n");
+      nasl_perror (lexic,
+                   "Function usage is : pref = script_get_preference(<name>, "
+                   "id:<id>)\n");
       return FAKE_CELL;
     }
 
-  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref);
+  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref, id);
   if (value != NULL)
     {
       retc = alloc_typed_cell (CONST_INT);
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ script_get_preference_file_content (lex_ctxt *lexic)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref);
+  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref, -1);
   if (value == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
@@ -587,7 +589,7 @@ script_get_preference_file_location (lex_ctxt *lexic)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref);
+  value = get_plugin_preference (lexic->oid, pref, -1);
   if (value == NULL)
     {
       nasl_perror (