Cao-Thanh Phan

15 papers B 5C 1Journal 2Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2021 C conf
ISNCC
Mohamed Rahali, Jean-Michel Sanner, Cao-Thanh Phan, Gerardo Rubino
2021 conf
EuCNC/6G Summit
Chafika Benzaid, Tarik Taleb, Cao-Thanh Phan, Christos Tselios, George Tsolis
2021 B conf
NetSoft
Shanay Behrad, David Espes, Philippe Bertin, Cao-Thanh Phan
2021 B conf
GLOBECOM
Mohamed Rahali, Cao-Thanh Phan, Gerardo Rubino
2021 conf
MeditCom
Slawomir Kuklinski, Robert Kolakowski, Lechoslaw Tomaszewski, Luis Sanabria-Russo, Christos V. Verikoukis, Cao-Thanh Phan, Lanfranco Zanzi, Francesco Devoti, Adlen Ksentini, Christos Tselios, George Tsolis, Hatim Chergui
2021 conf
MeditCom
Cao-Thanh Phan, Mohamed Rahali, Cédric Morin
2020 conf
NOF
Luis Carlos Suárez, David Espes, Frédéric Cuppens, Philippe Bertin, Cao-Thanh Phan, Philippe Le Parc
2020 B conf
DBSec
Luis Carlos Suárez, David Espes, Frédéric Cuppens, Cao-Thanh Phan, Philippe Bertin, Philippe Le Parc
2020 conf
ICOIN
Cedric Morin, Géraldine Texier, Christelle Caillouet, Gilles Desmangles, Cao-Thanh Phan
2019 conf
CloudNet
Cédric Morin, Géraldine Texier, Christelle Caillouet, Gilles Desmangles, Cao-Thanh Phan
2018 B conf
PIMRC
Claudio Casetti, Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Nuria Molner, Jorge Martín-Pérez, Thomas Deiß, Cao-Thanh Phan, Farouk Messaoudi, Giada Landi, Juan Brenes Baranzano
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Claudio Casetti, Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Nuria Molner, Jorge Martín-Pérez, Thomas Deiß, Cao-Thanh Phan, Farouk Messaoudi, Giada Landi, Juan Brenes Baranzano
2017 conf
EuCNC
Xueli An, Riccardo Trivisonno, Hans Joachim Einsiedler, Dirk von Hugo, Kay Haensge, Xiaofeng Huang, Qing Shen, Daniel Corujo, Kashif Mahmood, Dirk Trossen, Marco Liebsch, Filipe Leitão, Cao-Thanh Phan, Frederic Klamm
2017 B conf
CNSM
Cedric Morin, Géraldine Texier, Cao-Thanh Phan
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Xueli An, Riccardo Trivisonno, Hans Joachim Einsiedler, Dirk von Hugo, Kay Haensge, Xiaofeng Huang, Qing Shen, Daniel Corujo, Kashif Mahmood, Dirk Trossen, Marco Liebsch, Filipe Leitão, Cao-Thanh Phan, Frederic Klamm
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