Chang N. Zhang

48 papers A 1B 3C 6Misc 4Journal 20Unranked 14
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2016 J jnl
Cryptologia
Qian Yu, Chang N. Zhang
2013 J jnl
Int. J. Netw. Secur.
Chang N. Zhang, Qian Yu, Xiao Wei Liu
2013 J jnl
Int. J. Granul. Comput. Rough Sets Intell. Syst.
Qian Yu, Wei Dong, Chang N. Zhang
2012 conf
MUSIC
Qian Yu, Chang N. Zhang
2012 C conf
CIT
Qian Yu, Chang N. Zhang, Mohammad Ali Orumiehchiha, Hua Li
2011 C conf
PST
Qian Yu, Chang N. Zhang
2010 J jnl
Secur. Commun. Networks
Qian Yu, Chang N. Zhang
2010 B conf
CANS
Chang N. Zhang, Qian Yu, Xiao Wei Liu
2010 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Their Appl.
Chang N. Zhang, Hua Li
2008 conf
WSAN
Chang N. Zhang, Qian Yu, Xun Huang, Cungang Yang
2008 J jnl
ACM Trans. Multim. Comput. Commun. Appl.
Leon Pan, Chang N. Zhang
2006 C conf
ISM
Leon Pan, Chang N. Zhang
2006 J jnl
J. Comput. Inf. Syst.
Leon Pan, Chang N. Zhang, Cungang Yang
2006 J jnl
J. Inf. Sci. Eng.
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2006 conf
Wireless and Optical Communications
Chang N. Zhang, Qian Yu
2006 C conf
SECRYPT
Chunren Lai, Chang N. Zhang
2005 conf
ICCNMC
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2005 conf
ICITA (2)
Chang N. Zhang, Chunren Lai, Honglan Zhong
2004 J jnl
Comput. J.
Hua Li, Chang N. Zhang
2004 J jnl
Comput. Networks
Chang N. Zhang, Chunren Lai
2004 conf
EuroPKI
Chang N. Zhang, Zheng Li
2004 conf
ITCC (1)
Chang N. Zhang, Honglan Zhong
2004 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Their Appl.
Cungang Yang, Celia Li, Chang N. Zhang
2004 conf
Security and Management
Leon Pan, Chang N. Zhang
2003 Misc conf
SAC
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2003 conf
ICEIS (3)
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2003 J jnl
Inf. Manag. Comput. Secur.
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2003 J jnl
Comput. J.
Chang N. Zhang, Hua Li
2003 B conf
CEC
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2003 J jnl
J. Comput. Inf. Syst.
Chang N. Zhang, Cungang Yang
2003 conf
IAW
Cungang Yang, Chang N. Zhang
2002 J jnl
Int. J. Imaging Syst. Technol.
Chang N. Zhang, Xiangyou Wu
2002 J jnl
J. Inf. Sci. Eng.
Chang N. Zhang, Cungang Yang
2002 J jnl
J. Inf. Sci. Eng.
Hua Li, Chang N. Zhang
2002 J jnl
Inf. Manag. Comput. Secur.
Chang N. Zhang, Cungang Yang
2001 conf
WICSA
Chang N. Zhang, Cungang Yang
2000 Misc conf
PDPTA
Chang N. Zhang, Hua Li
2000 B conf
ICPADS
J. H. Weston, Chang N. Zhang, Hua Li
1999 Misc conf
PDPTA
Chang N. Zhang, Ming Y. Deng, Ralph Mason
1999 J jnl
Connect. Sci.
Chang N. Zhang
1998 A conf
ACSAC
Chang N. Zhang, Ming Y. Deng, Ralph Mason
1996 Misc conf
PDPTA
J. H. Weston, Chang N. Zhang, Y.-F. Yan
1994 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Very Large Scale Integr. Syst.
Chang N. Zhang, J. H. Weston, Y.-F. Yan
1993 C conf
VCIP
Heng-Da Cheng, C. Xia, Chang N. Zhang
1992 conf
Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI
Chang N. Zhang, Alen George Law, Ali Rezazadeh
1991 conf
Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI
Chang N. Zhang, Alen George Law, Ali Rezazadeh
1987 conf
FJCC
Chang N. Zhang, Behrooz A. Shirazi, D. Y. Y. Yun
1985 C conf
IEEE Symposium on Computer Arithmetic
David Y. Y. Yun, Chang N. Zhang
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py python
from hashlib import md5, sha1, sha256
import inspect
import pefile
from magika import Magika
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import List, Optional, Any
from asn1crypto import cms, pem, x509, core
from dataclasses import asdict

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import PEExtraFinding, PECertificate


class PEExtraFindings(PEExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_extrafindings"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        self.has_binary_overlay = False
        self.has_binary_resource = False
        self.findings = []

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

    """
    The section below triggers in case of a binary which is not signed.
    It trigger the scan for Certificates inside the binary, for example
    inside a resource or an overlay.
    """

    def _scan_for_certificates(self):
        """
        Comprehensive scan for certificate data in PE file.
        Returns list of tuples (location_description, certificate_data)
        """
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        # 1. Scan resources for embedded PE files
        self._scan_resources_for_certificates()

        # 3. Scan overlay
        overlay_data = self.pe.get_overlay()
        if overlay_data:
            self._scan_overlay_for_certificates(overlay_data)


    def _extract_certificate_info(self, cert_data):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        certificate = x509.Certificate.load(cert_data)
        certificate_serial_number = format(certificate.serial_number, "x").upper()
        grouped_serial_number = ":".join(
            [
                certificate_serial_number[i : i + 2]
                for i in range(0, len(certificate_serial_number), 2)
            ]
        )
        return PECertificate(
            certificate_serial_number=grouped_serial_number,
            certificate_issuer=certificate.issuer.human_friendly,
            certificate_subject=certificate.subject.human_friendly,
            certificate_valid_from=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_before"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_valid_to=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_after"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_thumbprint=sha1(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
            certificate_algorithm=None,
        )

    def _extract_standard_certificates(self, pe):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        address = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        size = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].Size

        addr_8 = address + 8
        signature_data = bytes(
            pe.write()[addr_8 : addr_8 + size]  # noqa E203
        )  # Ensure this is a bytes object
        if pem.detect(signature_data):
            signature_data = pem.unarmor(signature_data)

        content_info = cms.ContentInfo.load(signature_data)
        signed_data = content_info["content"]
        certificates = signed_data["certificates"]

        certificates_list = []
        for cert in certificates:
            cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert.chosen.dump())
            certificates_list.append(cert_info)

        return certificates_list

    def _is_signed(self, pedata):
        address = pedata.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        if address == 0:
            return False
        return True

    def _scan_resources_for_certificates(self):
        """Scan resources for embedded PE files and their certificates"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        try:
            if hasattr(self.pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE"):
                for entry in self.pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE.entries:
                    for resource in self._get_resource_data(entry):
                        # Check if resource data might be a PE file
                        resource_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(resource).output.label
                        if resource.startswith(b"MZ") or resource_magika == "pebin":
                            try:
                                embedded_pe = pefile.PE(data=resource)
                                if self._is_signed(embedded_pe):
                                    cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(
                                        embedded_pe
                                    )
                                    if cert_data:
                                        # certificates.append(
                                        #     (f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data)
                                        # )
                                        self.findings.append(
                                            PEExtraFinding(
                                                context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file. Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                                finding=cert_data,
                                            )
                                        )
                            except Exception as e:
                                self.log.warning(
                                    f"Resource {sha256(resource).hexdigest()} is not a valid PE: {e}"
                                )

                        # Direct certificate pattern matching in resource
                        cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(resource)
                        if cert_data:
                            # certificates.append((f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data))
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan resources: {e}")


    def _scan_overlay_for_certificates(self, overlay_data) -> List[bytes]:
        """Scan PE overlay for certificate data"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            # Check if overlay is a PE file
            overlay_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(overlay_data).output.ct_label
            if overlay_data.startswith(b"MZ") or overlay_magika == "pebin":
                try:
                    overlay_pe = pefile.PE(data=overlay_data)
                    if self._is_signed(overlay_pe):
                        cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(overlay_data)
                        if cert_data:
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error looking for certificates in Overlay: {e}")
                    pass

            # Direct certificate pattern matching in overlay
            cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(overlay_data)
            if cert_data:
                self.findings.append(
                    PEExtraFinding(
                        context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                        Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                        finding=cert_data,
                    )
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan overlay: {e}")


    def _get_resource_data(self, entry) -> List[bytes]:
        """Recursively get resource data"""
        resources = []
        try:
            if hasattr(entry, "directory"):
                for subentry in entry.directory.entries:
                    resources.extend(self._get_resource_data(subentry))
            else:
                data = self.pe.get_data(
                    entry.data.struct.OffsetToData, entry.data.struct.Size
                )
                resources.append(data)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to get resource data: {e}")
        return resources

    def _find_certificate_patterns(self, data: bytes) -> Optional[bytes]:
        """Find certificate patterns in binary data"""
        # PKCS#7 SignedData OID pattern
        PKCS7_PATTERN = b"\x06\x09\x2A\x86\x48\x86\xF7\x0D\x01\x07\x02"

        try:
            idx = data.find(PKCS7_PATTERN)
            if idx != -1:
                # Search backwards for ASN.1 sequence marker
                for i in range(idx, max(0, idx - 50), -1):
                    if data[i] == 0x30:  # ASN.1 SEQUENCE
                        try:
                            # Try to parse as X.509 certificate
                            cert = x509.load_der_x509_certificate(
                                data[i:], default_backend()
                            )
                            return data[i:]
                        except Exception:
                            continue
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to find certificate patterns: {e}")
        return None

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.findings
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            
            data = [
                [
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    finding.context,
                    [asdict(cert) for cert in finding.finding] if finding.finding else None,
                    current_time
                ]
                for finding in self.findings
            ]
            
            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'context', 'finding', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            if not data:
                return None

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'String', 'Array(JSON)', 'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

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

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
            self._scan_for_certificates()
            if len(self.findings) > 0:
                return self.findings
            return None
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting PE Extras: {e}")
            return None