2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index b2389fce2..50cbfd267 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,18 @@ namespace cryptonote
     return true;
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Used by the RPC server to check the size of an incoming
+  // block_blob
+  bool core::check_incoming_block_size(const blobdata& block_blob)
+  {
+    if(block_blob.size() > get_max_block_size())
+    {
+      LOG_PRINT_L0("WRONG BLOCK BLOB, too big size " << block_blob.size() << ", rejected");
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   crypto::hash core::get_tail_id()
   {
     return m_blockchain_storage.get_tail_id();
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
index 7ef0f8b1d..1f1b6eec6 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
      bool on_idle();
      bool handle_incoming_tx(const blobdata& tx_blob, tx_verification_context& tvc, bool keeped_by_block);
      bool handle_incoming_block(const blobdata& block_blob, block_verification_context& bvc, bool update_miner_blocktemplate = true);
+     bool check_incoming_block_size(const blobdata& block_blob);
      i_cryptonote_protocol* get_protocol(){return m_pprotocol;}
 
      //-------------------- i_miner_handler -----------------------