Caleb Geniesse

14 papers A* 1A 1Misc 1Journal 11
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Jiaqing Chen, Nicholas Hadler, Tiankai Xie, Rostyslav Hnatyshyn, Caleb Geniesse, Yaoqing Yang, Michael W. Mahoney, Talita Perciano, John F. Hartwig, Ross Maciejewski, Gunther H. Weber
2025 A conf
FPGA
Olivia Weng, Marta Andronic, Danial Zuberi, Jiaqing Chen, Caleb Geniesse, George A. Constantinides, Nhan Tran, Nicholas J. Fraser, Javier Mauricio Duarte, Ryan Kastner
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Tommaso Baldi, Javier Campos, Olivia Weng, Caleb Geniesse, Nhan Tran, Ryan Kastner, Alessandro Biondi
2025 J jnl
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Tiankai Xie, Jiaqing Chen, Yaoqing Yang, Caleb Geniesse, Ge Shi, Ajinkya Chaudhari, John Kevin Cava, Michael W. Mahoney, Talita Perciano, Gunther H. Weber, Ross Maciejewski
2025 A* conf
ICLR
Mansi Sakarvadia, Aswathy Ajith, Arham Mushtaq Khan, Nathaniel C. Hudson, Caleb Geniesse, Kyle Chard, Yaoqing Yang, Ian T. Foster, Michael W. Mahoney
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Krti Tallam, John Kevin Cava, Caleb Geniesse, N. Benjamin Erichson, Michael W. Mahoney
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tiankai Xie, Caleb Geniesse, Jiaqing Chen, Yaoqing Yang, Dmitriy Morozov, Michael W. Mahoney, Ross Maciejewski, Gunther H. Weber
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tiankai Xie, Jiaqing Chen, Yaoqing Yang, Caleb Geniesse, Ge Shi, Ajinkya Chaudhari, John Kevin Cava, Michael W. Mahoney, Talita Perciano, Gunther H. Weber, Ross Maciejewski
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Mansi Sakarvadia, Aswathy Ajith, Arham Khan, Nathaniel Hudson, Caleb Geniesse, Kyle Chard, Yaoqing Yang, Ian T. Foster, Michael W. Mahoney
2024 Misc conf
VTS
Tommaso Baldi, Javier Campos, Benjamin Hawks, Jennifer Ngadiuba, Nhan Tran, Daniel Diaz, Javier M. Duarte, Ryan Kastner, Andres Meza, Melissa Quinnan, Olivia Weng, Caleb Geniesse, Amir Gholami, Michael W. Mahoney, Vladimir Loncar, Philip C. Harris, Joshua Agar, Shuyu Qin
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tommaso Baldi, Javier Campos, Benjamin Hawks, Jennifer Ngadiuba, Nhan Tran, Daniel Diaz, Javier M. Duarte, Ryan Kastner, Andres Meza, Melissa Quinnan, Olivia Weng, Caleb Geniesse, Amir Gholami, Michael W. Mahoney, Vladimir Loncar, Philip C. Harris, Joshua Agar, Shuyu Qin
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Caleb Geniesse, Jiaqing Chen, Tiankai Xie, Ge Shi, Yaoqing Yang, Dmitriy Morozov, Talita Perciano, Michael W. Mahoney, Ross Maciejewski, Gunther H. Weber
2021 J jnl
NeuroImage
Hua Xie, Roger E. Beaty, Sahar Jahanikia, Caleb Geniesse, Neeraj S. Sonalkar, Manish Saggar
2017 J jnl
CoRR
Zhenqin Wu, Bharath Ramsundar, Evan N. Feinberg, Joseph Gomes, Caleb Geniesse, Aneesh S. Pappu, Karl Leswing, Vijay S. Pande
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_inconsistency_tests.py python
import inspect
import re
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.apk_extractor import APKExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import APKInconsistencyTests

# Emulator detection indicator strings
EMULATOR_INDICATORS = {
    "generic", "sdk", "google_sdk", "Emulator",
    "goldfish", "ranchu", "Andy", "Genymotion",
    "BlueStacks", "nox", "ttVM_Hdragon",
}

# Root detection indicator strings
ROOT_INDICATORS = {
    "/system/app/Superuser.apk",
    "/system/xbin/su",
    "/system/bin/su",
    "com.noshufou.android.su",
    "com.thirdparty.superuser",
    "eu.chainfire.supersu",
    "com.koushikdutta.superuser",
    "com.topjohnwu.magisk",
}

# Standard DEX filename pattern
STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^classes\d*\.dex$")


class APKInconsistencyTestsExtractor(APKExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self, filepath, log, exporters=None, index_prefix=None,
        known_benign=False, known_malicious=False,
        apk=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath, log, exporters, index_prefix,
            known_benign, known_malicious, apk,
        )
        self.test_results = None
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    def _test_zip_bomb(self):
        """Check if any ZIP entry has compression ratio > 100:1."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    if info.compress_size > 0:
                        ratio = info.file_size / info.compress_size
                        if ratio > 100:
                            return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in zip bomb test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_duplicate_entries(self):
        """Check for duplicate filenames in ZIP directory."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            with zf:
                names = [info.filename for info in zf.infolist()]
                return len(names) != len(set(names))
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in duplicate entries test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_path_traversal(self):
        """Check for path traversal (../) in ZIP entry names."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if ".." in f or f.startswith("/"):
                    return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in path traversal test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(self):
        """Check for timestamps at epoch (1980) or in the future."""
        try:
            zf = self._get_zip_file()
            if not zf:
                return None
            now = datetime.now()
            with zf:
                for info in zf.infolist():
                    try:
                        dt = datetime(*info.date_time)
                        if dt.year <= 1980 or dt > now:
                            return True
                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
                        continue
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in suspicious timestamps test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_hidden_dex_files(self):
        """Check for DEX files not matching classes*.dex pattern."""
        try:
            for f in self._list_files():
                if f.endswith(".dex"):
                    basename = f.split("/")[-1]
                    if not STANDARD_DEX_PATTERN.match(basename):
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in hidden DEX files test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_manifest_component_mismatch(self):
        """Check for declared components that don't exist in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            # Get all class names from DEX
            dex_classes = set()
            try:
                from androguard.core.dex import DEX
                for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                    try:
                        d = DEX(dex_data)
                        for cls in d.get_classes():
                            name = cls.get_name()
                            if name:
                                # Convert "Lcom/example/Foo;" to "com.example.Foo"
                                dex_classes.add(
                                    name[1:-1].replace("/", ".") if name.startswith("L") else name
                                )
                    except Exception:
                        continue
            except Exception:
                return None

            if not dex_classes:
                return None

            # Check manifest components against DEX classes
            components = []
            try:
                components.extend(self.apk.get_activities() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_services() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_receivers() or [])
                components.extend(self.apk.get_providers() or [])
            except Exception:
                return None

            for comp in components:
                if comp and comp not in dex_classes:
                    # Component might use a shorthand; check with package prefix
                    package = self.apk.get_package() or ""
                    full_name = package + comp if comp.startswith(".") else comp
                    if full_name not in dex_classes:
                        return True

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in manifest component mismatch test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debuggable_release(self):
        """Check android:debuggable=true combined with a release signature."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            is_debuggable = self.apk.get_attribute_value(
                "application", "debuggable"
            ) == "true"

            if not is_debuggable:
                return False

            # Check if it has a signing certificate (release builds have certs)
            try:
                certs = self.apk.get_certificates()
                if certs and len(certs) > 0:
                    return True
            except Exception:
                pass

            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debuggable release test: {e}")
            return None

    def _get_dex_strings(self):
        """Get all string constants from DEX files."""
        all_strings = set()
        try:
            from androguard.core.dex import DEX
            for dex_data in (self.apk.get_all_dex() or []):
                try:
                    d = DEX(dex_data)
                    for s in d.get_strings():
                        if s:
                            all_strings.add(s)
                except Exception:
                    continue
        except Exception:
            pass
        return all_strings

    def _test_emulator_detection_strings(self):
        """Check for emulator detection patterns in DEX strings."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in EMULATOR_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in emulator detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_debugger_detection(self):
        """Check for debugger detection API calls in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            debugger_patterns = {
                "isDebuggerConnected",
                "waitingForDebugger",
                "Debug.isDebuggerConnected",
            }
            for pattern in debugger_patterns:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if pattern in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in debugger detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def _test_root_detection(self):
        """Check for root detection patterns in DEX."""
        try:
            if not self._is_valid_apk():
                return None

            dex_strings = self._get_dex_strings()
            for indicator in ROOT_INDICATORS:
                for s in dex_strings:
                    if indicator in s:
                        return True
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.warning(f"Error in root detection test: {e}")
            return None

    def extract(self):
        if not self._is_valid_apk():
            self.log.error(f"Invalid APK for {self.hash.sha256}")
            return None

        self.test_results = APKInconsistencyTests(
            test_zip_bomb=self._test_zip_bomb(),
            test_zip_duplicate_entries=self._test_zip_duplicate_entries(),
            test_zip_path_traversal=self._test_zip_path_traversal(),
            test_zip_suspicious_timestamps=self._test_zip_suspicious_timestamps(),
            test_hidden_dex_files=self._test_hidden_dex_files(),
            test_manifest_component_mismatch=self._test_manifest_component_mismatch(),
            test_debuggable_release=self._test_debuggable_release(),
            test_emulator_detection_strings=self._test_emulator_detection_strings(),
            test_debugger_detection=self._test_debugger_detection(),
            test_root_detection=self._test_root_detection(),
        )
        return self.test_results

    def _bool_to_nullable(self, val):
        """Convert bool/None to ClickHouse Nullable(UInt8)."""
        if val is None:
            return None
        return int(val)

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            if not self.test_results:
                return None

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            t = self.test_results

            data = [[
                self.sha256,
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_bomb),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_duplicate_entries),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_path_traversal),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_zip_suspicious_timestamps),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_hidden_dex_files),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_manifest_component_mismatch),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debuggable_release),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_emulator_detection_strings),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_debugger_detection),
                self._bool_to_nullable(t.test_root_detection),
                current_time,
            ]]

            column_names = [
                'sha256',
                'test_zip_bomb', 'test_zip_duplicate_entries',
                'test_zip_path_traversal', 'test_zip_suspicious_timestamps',
                'test_hidden_dex_files', 'test_manifest_component_mismatch',
                'test_debuggable_release', 'test_emulator_detection_strings',
                'test_debugger_detection', 'test_root_detection',
                'analysis_date',
            ]

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                'Nullable(UInt8)', 'Nullable(UInt8)',
                "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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