Cairong Chen

29 papers Journal 29
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Comput. Electron. Agric.
Tengfei Liu, Weili Sun, Haoyu Jiang, Luxu Tian, Xiuqing Fu, Chenhao Jin, Chenghao Wang, Cairong Chen, Fei Hu
2026 J jnl
J. Appl. Math. Comput.
Dongmei Yu, Yifei Yuan, Cairong Chen, Xuehua Li, Deren Han
2026 J jnl
J. Comput. Appl. Math.
Dongmei Yu, Tiange Ma, Gehao Zhang, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Yufei Wei, Shiping Lin, Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Tingting Luo, Jiayu Liu, Cairong Chen, Linjie Chen, Changfeng Ma
2025 J jnl
Appl. Math. Lett.
Tingting Luo, Jiayu Liu, Cairong Chen, Qun Wang
2025 J jnl
J. Comput. Appl. Math.
Xuehua Li, Cairong Chen
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Xuehua Li, Linjie Chen, Dongmei Yu, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2025 J jnl
Comput. Appl. Math.
Jiayu Liu, Tingting Luo, Cairong Chen
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tingting Luo, Jiayu Liu, Cairong Chen, Qun Wang
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Cairong Chen, Xuehua Li, Ren-Cang Li
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Jiayu Liu, Tingting Luo, Cairong Chen
2024 J jnl
Numer. Algorithms
Cairong Chen, Bo Huang, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Jiayu Liu, Tingting Luo, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2024 J jnl
J. Optim. Theory Appl.
Dongmei Yu, Huiling Wei, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2024 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Dongmei Yu, Gehao Zhang, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Xuehua Li, Cairong Chen
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Xuehua Li, Cairong Chen
2023 J jnl
Comput. Appl. Math.
Jia Tang, Wenli Zheng, Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Dongmei Yu, Gehao Zhang, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Jia Tang, Wenli Zheng, Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Dongmei Yu, Cairong Chen, Deren Han
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han, Changfeng Ma
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Cairong Chen
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Cairong Chen, Dongmei Yu, Deren Han
2019 J jnl
Comput. Math. Appl.
Cairong Chen, Changfeng Ma
2016 J jnl
Numer. Algorithms
Cairong Chen, Changfeng Ma
2015 J jnl
Appl. Math. Lett.
Cairong Chen, Changfeng Ma
redb/extractors/malcontent.py
← Index redb/extractors/malcontent.py python
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
from typing import Any
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import Malcontent
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)


class MalcontentExtractor(Extractor):
    """
    Extractor for malcontent tool from chainguard-dev/malcontent.

    Malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through context, differential
    analysis, and 14,000+ YARA rules. It analyzes binaries and code to detect
    malicious content and suspicious behavioral patterns.

    Binary can be extracted from Docker image:
        docker cp $(docker create cgr.dev/chainguard/malcontent:latest):/usr/bin/mal /usr/local/bin/mal

    Stores full JSON output for materialized view extraction.
    """

    # Cache version at class level to avoid repeated subprocess calls
    _cached_version = None

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious
        )
        self.malcontent = None

    @classmethod
    def _get_malcontent_version(cls, log) -> str:
        """Get malcontent version, cached at class level."""
        if cls._cached_version is not None:
            return cls._cached_version

        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")
        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                [malcontent_path, "--version"],
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                timeout=10
            )
            version_output = result.stdout.strip()
            if result.returncode == 0 and version_output:
                # Parse "malcontent version v1.21.5" -> "1.21.5"
                if version_output.startswith("malcontent version v"):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version v"):]
                elif version_output.startswith("malcontent version "):
                    version_output = version_output[len("malcontent version "):]
                cls._cached_version = version_output
            else:
                cls._cached_version = "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            log.warning(f"Could not get malcontent version: {e}")
            cls._cached_version = "unknown"

        return cls._cached_version

    def _extract_malcontent(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("MALCONTENT_TIMEOUT", "300"))
        malcontent_path = os.getenv("MALCONTENT_PATH", "/usr/local/bin/mal")

        malcontent_command = [malcontent_path, "analyze", "--format=json", self.filepath]

        import signal

        try:
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                malcontent_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid
            )

            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running malcontent, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                self.log.warning(f"The malcontent command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                return {}

            try:
                malcontent_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing malcontent output: {e}")
                return {}

            # Unwrap the Files/<path> structure to get the inner content
            # Structure is: {"Files": {"/path/to/file": {<actual content>}}}
            files_dict = malcontent_output.get("Files", {})
            if not files_dict:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has no 'Files' key")
                return {}

            # Get the first (and only) file's content
            file_content = next(iter(files_dict.values()), {})
            if not file_content:
                self.log.warning("Malcontent output has empty file content")
                return {}

            # Extract risk score and level from the unwrapped content
            risk_score = file_content.get("RiskScore", 0)
            risk_level = file_content.get("RiskLevel", "")

            version = self._get_malcontent_version(self.log)

            self.malcontent = Malcontent(
                malcontent_dump=json.dumps(file_content),
                version=version,
                risk_score=risk_score,
                risk_level=risk_level
            )
            self.log.debug(f"Malcontent analysis complete, version={version}, risk={risk_level}({risk_score})")

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in malcontent extraction: {str(e)}")
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                current_time,
                self.malcontent.version,
                self.malcontent.risk_score,
                self.malcontent.risk_level,
                self.malcontent.malcontent_dump
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'analysis_date',
                'malcontent_version', 'malcontent_risk_score', 'malcontent_risk_level',
                'malcontent_json'
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt8', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                'JSON'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_malcontent"

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_malcontent()
            return self.malcontent
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting malcontent: {e}")
            return None

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.MALCONTENT.value