C winsock program crashing whenever I free structure












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I know this is kinda lame question, but what am I doing wrong in my code ? Basically, I wanna create communication on local IP using UDP, also send some files etc. The problem is, that when I get to freeing my structures after using them/converting them to/from char* the program just crashes. What is even more weird, the program does not crash when debugging and stepping through using CLion debugger. What am I doing wrong? Here is my source code:



The error seems to happen, when I can not allocate more memory (so logically, I need to free some) when sending a file over network. Sending messages works just fine



#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
// PKS2Visual.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "main.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>

#define BREAKSOMETHING 0

#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

int fragSize = 1500;
int isInside = 0;
SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;

int main() {
char mode;
printf("Enter fragment size:n");
scanf("%d", &fragSize);
p2pMode();
}

DWORD WINAPI receiveThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
int slen = sizeof(otherClient);
int doRun = 1;
int sizee;
char msgBuffer[1519];
char fileName[1519];
int receivingFile = 0;
while (doRun) {
printf("Waiting for data...nn");
if ((recvfrom(s1, msgBuffer, 1519, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient,
&slen)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}

//printf("Received packet from %s:%dn", inet_ntoa(otherClient.sin_addr), ntohs(otherClient.sin_port));
PacketData *packetData = dataToPacket(msgBuffer);
if (packetData == NULL) {
continue;
}
char flag = packetData->flag;

switch (flag) {
case 's': {
PacketData *packetDataAck = createPacket('a');
char *messageToSend2 = packetToData(packetDataAck, &sizee);
if (sendto(s1, messageToSend2, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient, slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(packetDataAck);
//free(messageToSend2);
break;
}
case 'm': {
if (receivingFile) {
FILE *fptr;
fptr = fopen(fileName, "a");
fprintf(fptr, "%s", packetData->data);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
fclose(fptr);
if(packetData->fragNum == packetData->fragTotal){
receivingFile = 0;
}
} else {
printf("Received packet n. %dn", packetData->fragNum);
printf("Packet data length: %dn", packetData->len);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
}
break;
}
case 'f': {
strcpy(fileName, packetData->data);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", fileName);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", packetData->data);
receivingFile = 1;
break;
}
default: {
doRun = 0;
break;
}
}

free(packetData);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
PacketData **fragments = NULL;
int doRun = 1;
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter message or -e to end messaging and return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

fragments = makeFragments(msgBuffer);
int numFragments = fragments[0]->fragTotal;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
free(ack);
printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
for (int i = 0; i < fragments[0]->fragTotal; i++) {
char *msgBuffer2 = packetToData(fragments[i], &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, msgBuffer2, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
}
free(fragments);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendFileFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter file name or -e to return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

//Get file length:
FILE *fl = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if (fl == NULL) {
printf("Invalid name, try againn");
continue;
}
fseek(fl, 0, SEEK_END);
long fileLength = ftell(fl);
fclose(fl);



int numFragments = (fileLength - 1) / fragSize + 2;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(ack);
PacketData *fragments = NULL;
fragments = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
strncpy(fragments->data, msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));
fragments->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments->flag = 'f';
fragments->len = strlen(msgBuffer);
fragments->fragNum = (unsigned int) (1);
fragments->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));

//Sending the first fragment with 'f' flag
char *toSend = packetToData(fragments, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
size_t n = 0;
int counter = 0;
int fragNum = 2;
int c;
FILE *f2 = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if(f2 == NULL){
printf("File was nulln");
continue;
}
while ((c = fgetc(f2)) != EOF) {
msgBuffer[n++] = (char) c;

counter++;
if (counter == fragSize) {
n = 0;
counter = 0;

printf("Allocating fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
PacketData *fragments2 = NULL;
fragments2 = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if(fragments2 == NULL){
printf("Incorrect mallocn");
break;
}
fragments2->data = (char *) malloc((fragSize+1) * sizeof(char));
if(fragments2->data == NULL){
printf("Incorrect malloc2n");
break;
}
strncpy(fragments2->data, msgBuffer, fragSize);
printf("Copying data to fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
fragments2->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments2->flag = 'm';
fragments2->len = (unsigned int) fragSize;
fragments2->fragNum = (unsigned int) (fragNum);
fragments2->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments2->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, fragSize);

printf("Allocated fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

fragNum++;

char *toSend = packetToData(fragments2, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Sent fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

}
}

fclose(fl);
}
return 0;

}

void p2pMode() {
int serverPort, clientPort;
char *serverAddr = (char *) malloc(20 * sizeof(char));
WSADATA wsa;

printf("nInitialising Winsock...");
if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0) {
printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
getchar();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Initialised.n");
char hostname[128] = "";
char menuBuffer;
gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
struct hostent *ent = gethostbyname(hostname);
struct in_addr ip_addr = *(struct in_addr *) (ent->h_addr);
printf("Your IP Address: %sn", inet_ntoa(ip_addr));

printf("Enter other PC IP Address:n");
scanf("%s", serverAddr);
if (!strcmp(serverAddr, "localhost"))
serverAddr = (char *) "127.0.0.1";
printf("Enter your listening port:n");
scanf("%d", &clientPort);
printf("Enter other PC's port:n");
scanf("%d", &serverPort);

if ((s1 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
if ((s2 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
printf("Socket created.n");

server.sin_family = AF_INET;
server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(inet_ntoa(ip_addr));
server.sin_port = htons(clientPort);

myClient.sin_family = AF_INET;
myClient.sin_port = htons(serverPort);
myClient.sin_addr.S_un.S_addr = inet_addr(serverAddr);

if (bind(s1, (struct sockaddr *) &server, sizeof(server)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("Bind failed with error code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

free(serverAddr);

DWORD dwThreadId, dwThreadId2, dwThreadId3, dwThrdParam = 1;

CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
receiveThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId); // returns the thread identifier
while (1) {
if (!isInside) {
printf("For messages, write 'm', for file 'f'n");
scanf("%c", &menuBuffer);
switch (menuBuffer) {
case 'm':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId2); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
case 'f':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendFileFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId3); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
}
}
}
}

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size) { // convert packet into sendable data
int sizee = packet->len + 18;
*size = sizee;
char *temp = (char *) calloc(sizee, sizeof(char));
char *out;
if (temp == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
out = temp;
*(temp) = packet->flag;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 2) = packet->CRC;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 6) = packet->fragNum;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 10) = packet->fragTotal;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 14) = packet->len;
temp = (temp + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
temp[i] = packet->data[i];
}
temp[i] = '';
return out;
}

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data) { // convert received data into packet
printf("Data received: %sn", data);
PacketData *packet = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if (packet == NULL)
return NULL;
packet->flag = *(data);
packet->CRC = *(unsigned int *) (data + 2);
packet->fragNum = *(unsigned int *) (data + 6);
packet->fragTotal = *(unsigned int *) (data + 10);
packet->len = *(unsigned int *) (data + 14);

packet->data = (char *) malloc(packet->len);
char *packetdata = (data + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
packet->data[i] = packetdata[i];
}
packet->data[i] = '';
return packet;
}

PacketData *createPacket(char flag) {
PacketData *packetData = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
packetData->flag = flag;
packetData->len = 0;
packetData->CRC = 0;
packetData->fragNum = 1;
packetData->fragTotal = 1;
return packetData;
}

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size) {
int crcHash = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
crcHash += buf[i];
crcHash *= 31;
crcHash %= 30000;
}
return crcHash;
}

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message) {
int i;
printf("Message length: %dn", strlen(message));
int fragCount = (strlen(message) - 1) / fragSize + 1;

if (fragCount == 0) {
fragCount++;
}
PacketData **fragments = (PacketData **) malloc((fragCount) * sizeof(PacketData *));
printf("Allocated %d fragmentsn", fragCount);

for (i = 0; i < fragCount; i++) {
fragments[i] = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments[i]->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
int toCopy = 0;
if (strlen(message) > fragSize) {
toCopy = fragSize;
} else {
toCopy = strlen(message);
}
strncpy(fragments[i]->data, message, toCopy);
fragments[i]->data[toCopy] = '';
fragments[i]->flag = 'm';
fragments[i]->len = (unsigned int) toCopy;
fragments[i]->fragNum = (unsigned int) (i + 1);
fragments[i]->fragTotal = (unsigned int) fragCount;
fragments[i]->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(message, toCopy);
message += fragSize;

}

printf("Fragments needed: %dn", fragments[0]->fragTotal);
return fragments;
}


and here is my header if someone needed to run it:



    //
// Created by lukas on 11/19/2018.
//

#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>

#ifndef PKS2C_MAIN_H
#define PKS2C_MAIN_H

#endif //PKS2C_MAIN_H

typedef struct packetData {
char flag;
unsigned int CRC;
unsigned int fragNum;
unsigned int fragTotal;
unsigned int len;
char *data;
} PacketData;

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message);
struct packetData **makeFileFragments(char *message);

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size);

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data);

PacketData *createPacket(char flag);

void p2pMode();

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size);

DWORD WINAPI receiveThread(LPVOID lpParam);

DWORD WINAPI sendThread(LPVOID lpParam);

SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;









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    That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
    – Johnny Mopp
    Nov 20 at 21:15










  • HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
    – Lukas Anda
    Nov 20 at 21:27










  • Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 21:44






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    I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:02






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    @LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:09
















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I know this is kinda lame question, but what am I doing wrong in my code ? Basically, I wanna create communication on local IP using UDP, also send some files etc. The problem is, that when I get to freeing my structures after using them/converting them to/from char* the program just crashes. What is even more weird, the program does not crash when debugging and stepping through using CLion debugger. What am I doing wrong? Here is my source code:



The error seems to happen, when I can not allocate more memory (so logically, I need to free some) when sending a file over network. Sending messages works just fine



#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
// PKS2Visual.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "main.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>

#define BREAKSOMETHING 0

#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

int fragSize = 1500;
int isInside = 0;
SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;

int main() {
char mode;
printf("Enter fragment size:n");
scanf("%d", &fragSize);
p2pMode();
}

DWORD WINAPI receiveThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
int slen = sizeof(otherClient);
int doRun = 1;
int sizee;
char msgBuffer[1519];
char fileName[1519];
int receivingFile = 0;
while (doRun) {
printf("Waiting for data...nn");
if ((recvfrom(s1, msgBuffer, 1519, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient,
&slen)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}

//printf("Received packet from %s:%dn", inet_ntoa(otherClient.sin_addr), ntohs(otherClient.sin_port));
PacketData *packetData = dataToPacket(msgBuffer);
if (packetData == NULL) {
continue;
}
char flag = packetData->flag;

switch (flag) {
case 's': {
PacketData *packetDataAck = createPacket('a');
char *messageToSend2 = packetToData(packetDataAck, &sizee);
if (sendto(s1, messageToSend2, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient, slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(packetDataAck);
//free(messageToSend2);
break;
}
case 'm': {
if (receivingFile) {
FILE *fptr;
fptr = fopen(fileName, "a");
fprintf(fptr, "%s", packetData->data);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
fclose(fptr);
if(packetData->fragNum == packetData->fragTotal){
receivingFile = 0;
}
} else {
printf("Received packet n. %dn", packetData->fragNum);
printf("Packet data length: %dn", packetData->len);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
}
break;
}
case 'f': {
strcpy(fileName, packetData->data);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", fileName);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", packetData->data);
receivingFile = 1;
break;
}
default: {
doRun = 0;
break;
}
}

free(packetData);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
PacketData **fragments = NULL;
int doRun = 1;
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter message or -e to end messaging and return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

fragments = makeFragments(msgBuffer);
int numFragments = fragments[0]->fragTotal;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
free(ack);
printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
for (int i = 0; i < fragments[0]->fragTotal; i++) {
char *msgBuffer2 = packetToData(fragments[i], &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, msgBuffer2, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
}
free(fragments);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendFileFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter file name or -e to return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

//Get file length:
FILE *fl = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if (fl == NULL) {
printf("Invalid name, try againn");
continue;
}
fseek(fl, 0, SEEK_END);
long fileLength = ftell(fl);
fclose(fl);



int numFragments = (fileLength - 1) / fragSize + 2;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(ack);
PacketData *fragments = NULL;
fragments = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
strncpy(fragments->data, msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));
fragments->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments->flag = 'f';
fragments->len = strlen(msgBuffer);
fragments->fragNum = (unsigned int) (1);
fragments->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));

//Sending the first fragment with 'f' flag
char *toSend = packetToData(fragments, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
size_t n = 0;
int counter = 0;
int fragNum = 2;
int c;
FILE *f2 = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if(f2 == NULL){
printf("File was nulln");
continue;
}
while ((c = fgetc(f2)) != EOF) {
msgBuffer[n++] = (char) c;

counter++;
if (counter == fragSize) {
n = 0;
counter = 0;

printf("Allocating fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
PacketData *fragments2 = NULL;
fragments2 = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if(fragments2 == NULL){
printf("Incorrect mallocn");
break;
}
fragments2->data = (char *) malloc((fragSize+1) * sizeof(char));
if(fragments2->data == NULL){
printf("Incorrect malloc2n");
break;
}
strncpy(fragments2->data, msgBuffer, fragSize);
printf("Copying data to fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
fragments2->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments2->flag = 'm';
fragments2->len = (unsigned int) fragSize;
fragments2->fragNum = (unsigned int) (fragNum);
fragments2->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments2->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, fragSize);

printf("Allocated fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

fragNum++;

char *toSend = packetToData(fragments2, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Sent fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

}
}

fclose(fl);
}
return 0;

}

void p2pMode() {
int serverPort, clientPort;
char *serverAddr = (char *) malloc(20 * sizeof(char));
WSADATA wsa;

printf("nInitialising Winsock...");
if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0) {
printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
getchar();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Initialised.n");
char hostname[128] = "";
char menuBuffer;
gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
struct hostent *ent = gethostbyname(hostname);
struct in_addr ip_addr = *(struct in_addr *) (ent->h_addr);
printf("Your IP Address: %sn", inet_ntoa(ip_addr));

printf("Enter other PC IP Address:n");
scanf("%s", serverAddr);
if (!strcmp(serverAddr, "localhost"))
serverAddr = (char *) "127.0.0.1";
printf("Enter your listening port:n");
scanf("%d", &clientPort);
printf("Enter other PC's port:n");
scanf("%d", &serverPort);

if ((s1 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
if ((s2 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
printf("Socket created.n");

server.sin_family = AF_INET;
server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(inet_ntoa(ip_addr));
server.sin_port = htons(clientPort);

myClient.sin_family = AF_INET;
myClient.sin_port = htons(serverPort);
myClient.sin_addr.S_un.S_addr = inet_addr(serverAddr);

if (bind(s1, (struct sockaddr *) &server, sizeof(server)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("Bind failed with error code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

free(serverAddr);

DWORD dwThreadId, dwThreadId2, dwThreadId3, dwThrdParam = 1;

CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
receiveThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId); // returns the thread identifier
while (1) {
if (!isInside) {
printf("For messages, write 'm', for file 'f'n");
scanf("%c", &menuBuffer);
switch (menuBuffer) {
case 'm':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId2); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
case 'f':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendFileFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId3); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
}
}
}
}

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size) { // convert packet into sendable data
int sizee = packet->len + 18;
*size = sizee;
char *temp = (char *) calloc(sizee, sizeof(char));
char *out;
if (temp == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
out = temp;
*(temp) = packet->flag;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 2) = packet->CRC;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 6) = packet->fragNum;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 10) = packet->fragTotal;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 14) = packet->len;
temp = (temp + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
temp[i] = packet->data[i];
}
temp[i] = '';
return out;
}

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data) { // convert received data into packet
printf("Data received: %sn", data);
PacketData *packet = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if (packet == NULL)
return NULL;
packet->flag = *(data);
packet->CRC = *(unsigned int *) (data + 2);
packet->fragNum = *(unsigned int *) (data + 6);
packet->fragTotal = *(unsigned int *) (data + 10);
packet->len = *(unsigned int *) (data + 14);

packet->data = (char *) malloc(packet->len);
char *packetdata = (data + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
packet->data[i] = packetdata[i];
}
packet->data[i] = '';
return packet;
}

PacketData *createPacket(char flag) {
PacketData *packetData = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
packetData->flag = flag;
packetData->len = 0;
packetData->CRC = 0;
packetData->fragNum = 1;
packetData->fragTotal = 1;
return packetData;
}

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size) {
int crcHash = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
crcHash += buf[i];
crcHash *= 31;
crcHash %= 30000;
}
return crcHash;
}

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message) {
int i;
printf("Message length: %dn", strlen(message));
int fragCount = (strlen(message) - 1) / fragSize + 1;

if (fragCount == 0) {
fragCount++;
}
PacketData **fragments = (PacketData **) malloc((fragCount) * sizeof(PacketData *));
printf("Allocated %d fragmentsn", fragCount);

for (i = 0; i < fragCount; i++) {
fragments[i] = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments[i]->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
int toCopy = 0;
if (strlen(message) > fragSize) {
toCopy = fragSize;
} else {
toCopy = strlen(message);
}
strncpy(fragments[i]->data, message, toCopy);
fragments[i]->data[toCopy] = '';
fragments[i]->flag = 'm';
fragments[i]->len = (unsigned int) toCopy;
fragments[i]->fragNum = (unsigned int) (i + 1);
fragments[i]->fragTotal = (unsigned int) fragCount;
fragments[i]->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(message, toCopy);
message += fragSize;

}

printf("Fragments needed: %dn", fragments[0]->fragTotal);
return fragments;
}


and here is my header if someone needed to run it:



    //
// Created by lukas on 11/19/2018.
//

#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>

#ifndef PKS2C_MAIN_H
#define PKS2C_MAIN_H

#endif //PKS2C_MAIN_H

typedef struct packetData {
char flag;
unsigned int CRC;
unsigned int fragNum;
unsigned int fragTotal;
unsigned int len;
char *data;
} PacketData;

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message);
struct packetData **makeFileFragments(char *message);

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size);

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data);

PacketData *createPacket(char flag);

void p2pMode();

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size);

DWORD WINAPI receiveThread(LPVOID lpParam);

DWORD WINAPI sendThread(LPVOID lpParam);

SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;









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    That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
    – Johnny Mopp
    Nov 20 at 21:15










  • HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
    – Lukas Anda
    Nov 20 at 21:27










  • Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 21:44






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    I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:02






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    @LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:09














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I know this is kinda lame question, but what am I doing wrong in my code ? Basically, I wanna create communication on local IP using UDP, also send some files etc. The problem is, that when I get to freeing my structures after using them/converting them to/from char* the program just crashes. What is even more weird, the program does not crash when debugging and stepping through using CLion debugger. What am I doing wrong? Here is my source code:



The error seems to happen, when I can not allocate more memory (so logically, I need to free some) when sending a file over network. Sending messages works just fine



#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
// PKS2Visual.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "main.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>

#define BREAKSOMETHING 0

#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

int fragSize = 1500;
int isInside = 0;
SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;

int main() {
char mode;
printf("Enter fragment size:n");
scanf("%d", &fragSize);
p2pMode();
}

DWORD WINAPI receiveThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
int slen = sizeof(otherClient);
int doRun = 1;
int sizee;
char msgBuffer[1519];
char fileName[1519];
int receivingFile = 0;
while (doRun) {
printf("Waiting for data...nn");
if ((recvfrom(s1, msgBuffer, 1519, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient,
&slen)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}

//printf("Received packet from %s:%dn", inet_ntoa(otherClient.sin_addr), ntohs(otherClient.sin_port));
PacketData *packetData = dataToPacket(msgBuffer);
if (packetData == NULL) {
continue;
}
char flag = packetData->flag;

switch (flag) {
case 's': {
PacketData *packetDataAck = createPacket('a');
char *messageToSend2 = packetToData(packetDataAck, &sizee);
if (sendto(s1, messageToSend2, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient, slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(packetDataAck);
//free(messageToSend2);
break;
}
case 'm': {
if (receivingFile) {
FILE *fptr;
fptr = fopen(fileName, "a");
fprintf(fptr, "%s", packetData->data);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
fclose(fptr);
if(packetData->fragNum == packetData->fragTotal){
receivingFile = 0;
}
} else {
printf("Received packet n. %dn", packetData->fragNum);
printf("Packet data length: %dn", packetData->len);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
}
break;
}
case 'f': {
strcpy(fileName, packetData->data);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", fileName);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", packetData->data);
receivingFile = 1;
break;
}
default: {
doRun = 0;
break;
}
}

free(packetData);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
PacketData **fragments = NULL;
int doRun = 1;
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter message or -e to end messaging and return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

fragments = makeFragments(msgBuffer);
int numFragments = fragments[0]->fragTotal;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
free(ack);
printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
for (int i = 0; i < fragments[0]->fragTotal; i++) {
char *msgBuffer2 = packetToData(fragments[i], &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, msgBuffer2, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
}
free(fragments);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendFileFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter file name or -e to return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

//Get file length:
FILE *fl = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if (fl == NULL) {
printf("Invalid name, try againn");
continue;
}
fseek(fl, 0, SEEK_END);
long fileLength = ftell(fl);
fclose(fl);



int numFragments = (fileLength - 1) / fragSize + 2;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(ack);
PacketData *fragments = NULL;
fragments = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
strncpy(fragments->data, msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));
fragments->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments->flag = 'f';
fragments->len = strlen(msgBuffer);
fragments->fragNum = (unsigned int) (1);
fragments->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));

//Sending the first fragment with 'f' flag
char *toSend = packetToData(fragments, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
size_t n = 0;
int counter = 0;
int fragNum = 2;
int c;
FILE *f2 = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if(f2 == NULL){
printf("File was nulln");
continue;
}
while ((c = fgetc(f2)) != EOF) {
msgBuffer[n++] = (char) c;

counter++;
if (counter == fragSize) {
n = 0;
counter = 0;

printf("Allocating fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
PacketData *fragments2 = NULL;
fragments2 = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if(fragments2 == NULL){
printf("Incorrect mallocn");
break;
}
fragments2->data = (char *) malloc((fragSize+1) * sizeof(char));
if(fragments2->data == NULL){
printf("Incorrect malloc2n");
break;
}
strncpy(fragments2->data, msgBuffer, fragSize);
printf("Copying data to fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
fragments2->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments2->flag = 'm';
fragments2->len = (unsigned int) fragSize;
fragments2->fragNum = (unsigned int) (fragNum);
fragments2->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments2->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, fragSize);

printf("Allocated fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

fragNum++;

char *toSend = packetToData(fragments2, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Sent fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

}
}

fclose(fl);
}
return 0;

}

void p2pMode() {
int serverPort, clientPort;
char *serverAddr = (char *) malloc(20 * sizeof(char));
WSADATA wsa;

printf("nInitialising Winsock...");
if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0) {
printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
getchar();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Initialised.n");
char hostname[128] = "";
char menuBuffer;
gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
struct hostent *ent = gethostbyname(hostname);
struct in_addr ip_addr = *(struct in_addr *) (ent->h_addr);
printf("Your IP Address: %sn", inet_ntoa(ip_addr));

printf("Enter other PC IP Address:n");
scanf("%s", serverAddr);
if (!strcmp(serverAddr, "localhost"))
serverAddr = (char *) "127.0.0.1";
printf("Enter your listening port:n");
scanf("%d", &clientPort);
printf("Enter other PC's port:n");
scanf("%d", &serverPort);

if ((s1 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
if ((s2 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
printf("Socket created.n");

server.sin_family = AF_INET;
server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(inet_ntoa(ip_addr));
server.sin_port = htons(clientPort);

myClient.sin_family = AF_INET;
myClient.sin_port = htons(serverPort);
myClient.sin_addr.S_un.S_addr = inet_addr(serverAddr);

if (bind(s1, (struct sockaddr *) &server, sizeof(server)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("Bind failed with error code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

free(serverAddr);

DWORD dwThreadId, dwThreadId2, dwThreadId3, dwThrdParam = 1;

CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
receiveThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId); // returns the thread identifier
while (1) {
if (!isInside) {
printf("For messages, write 'm', for file 'f'n");
scanf("%c", &menuBuffer);
switch (menuBuffer) {
case 'm':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId2); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
case 'f':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendFileFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId3); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
}
}
}
}

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size) { // convert packet into sendable data
int sizee = packet->len + 18;
*size = sizee;
char *temp = (char *) calloc(sizee, sizeof(char));
char *out;
if (temp == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
out = temp;
*(temp) = packet->flag;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 2) = packet->CRC;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 6) = packet->fragNum;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 10) = packet->fragTotal;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 14) = packet->len;
temp = (temp + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
temp[i] = packet->data[i];
}
temp[i] = '';
return out;
}

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data) { // convert received data into packet
printf("Data received: %sn", data);
PacketData *packet = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if (packet == NULL)
return NULL;
packet->flag = *(data);
packet->CRC = *(unsigned int *) (data + 2);
packet->fragNum = *(unsigned int *) (data + 6);
packet->fragTotal = *(unsigned int *) (data + 10);
packet->len = *(unsigned int *) (data + 14);

packet->data = (char *) malloc(packet->len);
char *packetdata = (data + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
packet->data[i] = packetdata[i];
}
packet->data[i] = '';
return packet;
}

PacketData *createPacket(char flag) {
PacketData *packetData = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
packetData->flag = flag;
packetData->len = 0;
packetData->CRC = 0;
packetData->fragNum = 1;
packetData->fragTotal = 1;
return packetData;
}

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size) {
int crcHash = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
crcHash += buf[i];
crcHash *= 31;
crcHash %= 30000;
}
return crcHash;
}

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message) {
int i;
printf("Message length: %dn", strlen(message));
int fragCount = (strlen(message) - 1) / fragSize + 1;

if (fragCount == 0) {
fragCount++;
}
PacketData **fragments = (PacketData **) malloc((fragCount) * sizeof(PacketData *));
printf("Allocated %d fragmentsn", fragCount);

for (i = 0; i < fragCount; i++) {
fragments[i] = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments[i]->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
int toCopy = 0;
if (strlen(message) > fragSize) {
toCopy = fragSize;
} else {
toCopy = strlen(message);
}
strncpy(fragments[i]->data, message, toCopy);
fragments[i]->data[toCopy] = '';
fragments[i]->flag = 'm';
fragments[i]->len = (unsigned int) toCopy;
fragments[i]->fragNum = (unsigned int) (i + 1);
fragments[i]->fragTotal = (unsigned int) fragCount;
fragments[i]->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(message, toCopy);
message += fragSize;

}

printf("Fragments needed: %dn", fragments[0]->fragTotal);
return fragments;
}


and here is my header if someone needed to run it:



    //
// Created by lukas on 11/19/2018.
//

#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>

#ifndef PKS2C_MAIN_H
#define PKS2C_MAIN_H

#endif //PKS2C_MAIN_H

typedef struct packetData {
char flag;
unsigned int CRC;
unsigned int fragNum;
unsigned int fragTotal;
unsigned int len;
char *data;
} PacketData;

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message);
struct packetData **makeFileFragments(char *message);

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size);

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data);

PacketData *createPacket(char flag);

void p2pMode();

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size);

DWORD WINAPI receiveThread(LPVOID lpParam);

DWORD WINAPI sendThread(LPVOID lpParam);

SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;









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I know this is kinda lame question, but what am I doing wrong in my code ? Basically, I wanna create communication on local IP using UDP, also send some files etc. The problem is, that when I get to freeing my structures after using them/converting them to/from char* the program just crashes. What is even more weird, the program does not crash when debugging and stepping through using CLion debugger. What am I doing wrong? Here is my source code:



The error seems to happen, when I can not allocate more memory (so logically, I need to free some) when sending a file over network. Sending messages works just fine



#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
// PKS2Visual.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "main.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>

#define BREAKSOMETHING 0

#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")

int fragSize = 1500;
int isInside = 0;
SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;

int main() {
char mode;
printf("Enter fragment size:n");
scanf("%d", &fragSize);
p2pMode();
}

DWORD WINAPI receiveThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
int slen = sizeof(otherClient);
int doRun = 1;
int sizee;
char msgBuffer[1519];
char fileName[1519];
int receivingFile = 0;
while (doRun) {
printf("Waiting for data...nn");
if ((recvfrom(s1, msgBuffer, 1519, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient,
&slen)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}

//printf("Received packet from %s:%dn", inet_ntoa(otherClient.sin_addr), ntohs(otherClient.sin_port));
PacketData *packetData = dataToPacket(msgBuffer);
if (packetData == NULL) {
continue;
}
char flag = packetData->flag;

switch (flag) {
case 's': {
PacketData *packetDataAck = createPacket('a');
char *messageToSend2 = packetToData(packetDataAck, &sizee);
if (sendto(s1, messageToSend2, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &otherClient, slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(packetDataAck);
//free(messageToSend2);
break;
}
case 'm': {
if (receivingFile) {
FILE *fptr;
fptr = fopen(fileName, "a");
fprintf(fptr, "%s", packetData->data);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
fclose(fptr);
if(packetData->fragNum == packetData->fragTotal){
receivingFile = 0;
}
} else {
printf("Received packet n. %dn", packetData->fragNum);
printf("Packet data length: %dn", packetData->len);
printf("Packet contains data: %sn", packetData->data);
}
break;
}
case 'f': {
strcpy(fileName, packetData->data);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", fileName);
printf("Receiving file: %sn", packetData->data);
receivingFile = 1;
break;
}
default: {
doRun = 0;
break;
}
}

free(packetData);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendThreadFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
PacketData **fragments = NULL;
int doRun = 1;
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter message or -e to end messaging and return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

fragments = makeFragments(msgBuffer);
int numFragments = fragments[0]->fragTotal;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
free(ack);
printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
for (int i = 0; i < fragments[0]->fragTotal; i++) {
char *msgBuffer2 = packetToData(fragments[i], &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, msgBuffer2, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
}
free(fragments);
}
return 0;

}

DWORD WINAPI sendFileFunc(LPVOID lpParam) {
char msgBuffer[1500];
int actualSize = 0;

int slen = sizeof(myClient);

while (1) {
printf("Enter file name or -e to return to menu:n");
fflush(stdin);
scanf("%1500[^n]", msgBuffer);
getc(stdin);

if (strcmp(msgBuffer, "-e") == 0) {
isInside = 0;
return 0;
}

if (strlen(msgBuffer) >= 1499) {
continue;
}

//Get file length:
FILE *fl = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if (fl == NULL) {
printf("Invalid name, try againn");
continue;
}
fseek(fl, 0, SEEK_END);
long fileLength = ftell(fl);
fclose(fl);



int numFragments = (fileLength - 1) / fragSize + 2;
printf("Number of fragments: %dn", numFragments);

PacketData *packetData = createPacket('s');
if (packetData == NULL) {
printf("Could not init packet 's'n");
continue;
}
char *sync = packetToData(packetData, &actualSize);


if (sendto(s2, sync, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
printf("First fragment sent.n");

free(packetData);

char *ack = (char *) calloc(18, sizeof(char));
if (recvfrom(s2, ack, 18, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient, &slen) ==
SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("recvfrom() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}
//free(ack);
PacketData *fragments = NULL;
fragments = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
strncpy(fragments->data, msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));
fragments->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments->flag = 'f';
fragments->len = strlen(msgBuffer);
fragments->fragNum = (unsigned int) (1);
fragments->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, strlen(msgBuffer));

//Sending the first fragment with 'f' flag
char *toSend = packetToData(fragments, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Server confirmed first packet.n");
size_t n = 0;
int counter = 0;
int fragNum = 2;
int c;
FILE *f2 = fopen(msgBuffer, "r");
if(f2 == NULL){
printf("File was nulln");
continue;
}
while ((c = fgetc(f2)) != EOF) {
msgBuffer[n++] = (char) c;

counter++;
if (counter == fragSize) {
n = 0;
counter = 0;

printf("Allocating fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
PacketData *fragments2 = NULL;
fragments2 = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if(fragments2 == NULL){
printf("Incorrect mallocn");
break;
}
fragments2->data = (char *) malloc((fragSize+1) * sizeof(char));
if(fragments2->data == NULL){
printf("Incorrect malloc2n");
break;
}
strncpy(fragments2->data, msgBuffer, fragSize);
printf("Copying data to fragment number: %dn", fragNum);
fragments2->data[strlen(msgBuffer)] = '';
fragments2->flag = 'm';
fragments2->len = (unsigned int) fragSize;
fragments2->fragNum = (unsigned int) (fragNum);
fragments2->fragTotal = (unsigned int) numFragments - 1;
fragments2->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(msgBuffer, fragSize);

printf("Allocated fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

fragNum++;

char *toSend = packetToData(fragments2, &actualSize);
if (sendto(s2, toSend, actualSize + 1, 0, (struct sockaddr *) &myClient,
slen) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("sendto() failed with error code : %dn", WSAGetLastError());
continue;
}


printf("Sent fragment number: %dn", fragNum);

}
}

fclose(fl);
}
return 0;

}

void p2pMode() {
int serverPort, clientPort;
char *serverAddr = (char *) malloc(20 * sizeof(char));
WSADATA wsa;

printf("nInitialising Winsock...");
if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) != 0) {
printf("Failed. Error Code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
getchar();
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Initialised.n");
char hostname[128] = "";
char menuBuffer;
gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
struct hostent *ent = gethostbyname(hostname);
struct in_addr ip_addr = *(struct in_addr *) (ent->h_addr);
printf("Your IP Address: %sn", inet_ntoa(ip_addr));

printf("Enter other PC IP Address:n");
scanf("%s", serverAddr);
if (!strcmp(serverAddr, "localhost"))
serverAddr = (char *) "127.0.0.1";
printf("Enter your listening port:n");
scanf("%d", &clientPort);
printf("Enter other PC's port:n");
scanf("%d", &serverPort);

if ((s1 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
if ((s2 = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == INVALID_SOCKET) {
printf("Could not create socket : %d", WSAGetLastError());
}
printf("Socket created.n");

server.sin_family = AF_INET;
server.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(inet_ntoa(ip_addr));
server.sin_port = htons(clientPort);

myClient.sin_family = AF_INET;
myClient.sin_port = htons(serverPort);
myClient.sin_addr.S_un.S_addr = inet_addr(serverAddr);

if (bind(s1, (struct sockaddr *) &server, sizeof(server)) == SOCKET_ERROR) {
printf("Bind failed with error code : %d", WSAGetLastError());
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

free(serverAddr);

DWORD dwThreadId, dwThreadId2, dwThreadId3, dwThrdParam = 1;

CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
receiveThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId); // returns the thread identifier
while (1) {
if (!isInside) {
printf("For messages, write 'm', for file 'f'n");
scanf("%c", &menuBuffer);
switch (menuBuffer) {
case 'm':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendThreadFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId2); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
case 'f':
CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
10000, // use default stack size
sendFileFunc, // thread function
&dwThrdParam, // argument to thread function
0, // use default creation flags
&dwThreadId3); // returns the thread identifier
isInside = 1;
break;
}
}
}
}

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size) { // convert packet into sendable data
int sizee = packet->len + 18;
*size = sizee;
char *temp = (char *) calloc(sizee, sizeof(char));
char *out;
if (temp == NULL) {
return NULL;
}
out = temp;
*(temp) = packet->flag;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 2) = packet->CRC;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 6) = packet->fragNum;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 10) = packet->fragTotal;
*(unsigned int *) (temp + 14) = packet->len;
temp = (temp + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
temp[i] = packet->data[i];
}
temp[i] = '';
return out;
}

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data) { // convert received data into packet
printf("Data received: %sn", data);
PacketData *packet = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
if (packet == NULL)
return NULL;
packet->flag = *(data);
packet->CRC = *(unsigned int *) (data + 2);
packet->fragNum = *(unsigned int *) (data + 6);
packet->fragTotal = *(unsigned int *) (data + 10);
packet->len = *(unsigned int *) (data + 14);

packet->data = (char *) malloc(packet->len);
char *packetdata = (data + 18);
int i;
for (i = 0; i < packet->len; i++) { // copy data
packet->data[i] = packetdata[i];
}
packet->data[i] = '';
return packet;
}

PacketData *createPacket(char flag) {
PacketData *packetData = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
packetData->flag = flag;
packetData->len = 0;
packetData->CRC = 0;
packetData->fragNum = 1;
packetData->fragTotal = 1;
return packetData;
}

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size) {
int crcHash = 10;
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
crcHash += buf[i];
crcHash *= 31;
crcHash %= 30000;
}
return crcHash;
}

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message) {
int i;
printf("Message length: %dn", strlen(message));
int fragCount = (strlen(message) - 1) / fragSize + 1;

if (fragCount == 0) {
fragCount++;
}
PacketData **fragments = (PacketData **) malloc((fragCount) * sizeof(PacketData *));
printf("Allocated %d fragmentsn", fragCount);

for (i = 0; i < fragCount; i++) {
fragments[i] = (PacketData *) malloc(sizeof(PacketData));
fragments[i]->data = (char *) malloc(fragSize * sizeof(char));
int toCopy = 0;
if (strlen(message) > fragSize) {
toCopy = fragSize;
} else {
toCopy = strlen(message);
}
strncpy(fragments[i]->data, message, toCopy);
fragments[i]->data[toCopy] = '';
fragments[i]->flag = 'm';
fragments[i]->len = (unsigned int) toCopy;
fragments[i]->fragNum = (unsigned int) (i + 1);
fragments[i]->fragTotal = (unsigned int) fragCount;
fragments[i]->CRC = (unsigned int) calculate_crc(message, toCopy);
message += fragSize;

}

printf("Fragments needed: %dn", fragments[0]->fragTotal);
return fragments;
}


and here is my header if someone needed to run it:



    //
// Created by lukas on 11/19/2018.
//

#include <winsock2.h>
#include <windows.h>

#ifndef PKS2C_MAIN_H
#define PKS2C_MAIN_H

#endif //PKS2C_MAIN_H

typedef struct packetData {
char flag;
unsigned int CRC;
unsigned int fragNum;
unsigned int fragTotal;
unsigned int len;
char *data;
} PacketData;

struct packetData **makeFragments(char *message);
struct packetData **makeFileFragments(char *message);

char *packetToData(PacketData *packet, int *size);

PacketData *dataToPacket(char *data);

PacketData *createPacket(char flag);

void p2pMode();

int calculate_crc(char *buf, int size);

DWORD WINAPI receiveThread(LPVOID lpParam);

DWORD WINAPI sendThread(LPVOID lpParam);

SOCKET s1, s2;
struct sockaddr_in server, myClient, otherClient;






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    That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
    – Johnny Mopp
    Nov 20 at 21:15










  • HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
    – Lukas Anda
    Nov 20 at 21:27










  • Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 21:44






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    I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:02






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    @LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:09














  • 1




    That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
    – Johnny Mopp
    Nov 20 at 21:15










  • HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
    – Lukas Anda
    Nov 20 at 21:27










  • Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 21:44






  • 1




    I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:02






  • 1




    @LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
    – sstefan
    Nov 20 at 22:09








1




1




That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
– Johnny Mopp
Nov 20 at 21:15




That's alot of code. In dataToPacket() you write past the end of the array with packet->data[i] = ''; That may or may not be the issue. Maybe this will help you: How to debug small programs
– Johnny Mopp
Nov 20 at 21:15












HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
– Lukas Anda
Nov 20 at 21:27




HI, thanks for comment :) Unfortunately, that did not help. As what is crashing my code is that I am using free on corrupted pointer
– Lukas Anda
Nov 20 at 21:27












Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 21:44




Maybe add some comments to point out where it crashes?
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 21:44




1




1




I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 22:02




I run your program and sent main.cpp successfully. All on same computer, though.
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 22:02




1




1




@LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 22:09




@LukasAnda you definitely have some memory issues. It tried to write to file while sending...don't think it's supposed to.
– sstefan
Nov 20 at 22:09

















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