Fix circumventing sv_maxping restriction, thanks to Amanieu for repor…

…ting. http://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3423

code/server/server.h

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int			time;				// time the last packet was sent to the autherize server
 	int			pingTime;			// time the challenge response was sent to client
 	int			firstTime;			// time the adr was first used, for authorize timeout checks
+	qboolean	wasrefused;
 	qboolean	connected;
 } challenge_t;
 

code/server/sv_client.c

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void SV_GetChallenge(netadr_t from)
 	// see if we already have a challenge for this ip
 	challenge = &svs.challenges[0];
 	for (i = 0 ; i < MAX_CHALLENGES ; i++, challenge++) {
-		if ( !challenge->connected && NET_CompareAdr( from, challenge->adr ) ) {
+		if (!challenge->connected && NET_CompareAdr( from, challenge->adr ) ) {
 			break;
 		}
 		if ( challenge->time < oldestTime ) {
@@ -82,14 +82,18 @@ void SV_GetChallenge(netadr_t from)
 	{
 		// this is the first time this client has asked for a challenge
 		challenge = &svs.challenges[oldest];
-		challenge->challenge = ( (rand() << 16) ^ rand() ) ^ svs.time;
 		challenge->clientChallenge = 0;
 		challenge->adr = from;
 		challenge->firstTime = svs.time;
 		challenge->time = svs.time;
 		challenge->connected = qfalse;
 	}
 
+	// always generate a new challenge number, so the client cannot circumvent sv_maxping
+	challenge->challenge = ( (rand() << 16) ^ rand() ) ^ svs.time;
+	challenge->wasrefused = qfalse;
+
+
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 	// Drop the authorize stuff if this client is coming in via v6 as the auth server does not support ipv6.
 	// Drop also for addresses coming in on local LAN and for stand-alone games independent from id's assets.
@@ -338,41 +342,54 @@ void SV_DirectConnect( netadr_t from ) {
 	Info_SetValueForKey( userinfo, "ip", ip );
 
 	// see if the challenge is valid (LAN clients don't need to challenge)
-	if ( !NET_IsLocalAddress (from) ) {
-		int		ping;
+	if (!NET_IsLocalAddress(from))
+	{
+		int ping;
+		challenge_t *challengeptr;
 
-		for (i=0 ; i<MAX_CHALLENGES ; i++) {
-			if (NET_CompareAdr(from, svs.challenges[i].adr)) {
-				if ( challenge == svs.challenges[i].challenge )
+		for (i=0; i<MAX_CHALLENGES; i++)
+		{
+			if (NET_CompareAdr(from, svs.challenges[i].adr))
+			{
+				if(challenge == svs.challenges[i].challenge)
 					break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (i == MAX_CHALLENGES) {
-			NET_OutOfBandPrint( NS_SERVER, from, "print\nNo or bad challenge for address.\n" );
+
+		if (i == MAX_CHALLENGES)
+		{
+			NET_OutOfBandPrint( NS_SERVER, from, "print\nNo or bad challenge for your address.\n" );
+			return;
+		}
+
+		challengeptr = &svs.challenges[i];
+
+		if(challengeptr->wasrefused)
+		{
+			// Return silently, so that error messages written by the server keep being displayed.
 			return;
 		}
 
-		ping = svs.time - svs.challenges[i].pingTime;
-		Com_Printf( "Client %i connecting with %i challenge ping\n", i, ping );
-		svs.challenges[i].connected = qtrue;
+		ping = svs.time - challengeptr->pingTime;
 
 		// never reject a LAN client based on ping
 		if ( !Sys_IsLANAddress( from ) ) {
 			if ( sv_minPing->value && ping < sv_minPing->value ) {
-				// don't let them keep trying until they get a big delay
 				NET_OutOfBandPrint( NS_SERVER, from, "print\nServer is for high pings only\n" );
 				Com_DPrintf ("Client %i rejected on a too low ping\n", i);
-				// reset the address otherwise their ping will keep increasing
-				// with each connect message and they'd eventually be able to connect
-				svs.challenges[i].adr.port = 0;
+				challengeptr->wasrefused = qtrue;
 				return;
 			}
 			if ( sv_maxPing->value && ping > sv_maxPing->value ) {
 				NET_OutOfBandPrint( NS_SERVER, from, "print\nServer is for low pings only\n" );
 				Com_DPrintf ("Client %i rejected on a too high ping\n", i);
+				challengeptr->wasrefused = qtrue;
 				return;
 			}
 		}
+
+		Com_Printf("Client %i connecting with %i challenge ping\n", i, ping);
+		challengeptr->connected = qtrue;
 	}
 
 	newcl = &temp;