Hampei Sasahara

59 papers C 3Journal 41Unranked 15
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Netw. Syst.
Hampei Sasahara, Tatsuya Yamada, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara
2025 C conf
ACC
Taira Kaminaga, Hampei Sasahara
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Hampei Sasahara, György Dán, Saurabh Amin, Henrik Sandberg
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Emerg. Top. Comput. Intell.
Xun Shen, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura, Makito Oku, Kazuyuki Aihara
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Tatsuya Yamada, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg
2025 C conf
ACC
Xun Shen, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura, Kazuyuki Aihara
2025 conf
CAI
Luis Burbano, Hampei Sasahara, Alvaro A. Cárdenas
2024 conf
CCTA
Taira Kaminaga, Hampei Sasahara
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Taira Kaminaga, Hampei Sasahara
2024 J jnl
IFAC J. Syst. Control.
Xun Shen, Naruto Shimada, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura
2023 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takashi Tanaka, Henrik Sandberg
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2023 J jnl
IEEE Access
Xun Shen, Hampei Sasahara, Masahide Morishita, Jun-ichi Imura, Makito Oku, Kazuyuki Aihara
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2022 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Takashi Tanaka, Henrik Sandberg
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takashi Tanaka, Henrik Sandberg
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg
2022 J jnl
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2022 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, György Dán, Saurabh Amin, Henrik Sandberg
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, György Dán, Saurabh Amin, Henrik Sandberg
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura
2021 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Henrik Sandberg
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Takayuki Ishizaki, Hampei Sasahara, Masaki Inoue, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Jun-ichi Imura
2021 conf
ECC
Martin Lindström, Hampei Sasahara, Xingkang He, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2020 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Serkan Saritas, Henrik Sandberg
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Serkan Saritas, Henrik Sandberg
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Martin Lindström, Hampei Sasahara, Xingkang He, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg
2019 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Takayuki Ishizaki, Hampei Sasahara, Masaki Inoue, Jun-ichi Imura
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura
2019 J jnl
Autom.
Takayuki Ishizaki, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura
2018 C conf
ACC
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Masaki Inoue, Tomonori Sadamoto, Jun-ichi Irnura
2018 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Jun-ichi Imura
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Takayuki Ishizaki, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura
2017 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Takayuki Ishizaki, Tomonori Sadamoto, Jun-ichi Imura, Henrik Sandberg, Karl Henrik Johansson
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Signal Process.
Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Masaaki Nagahara
2016 conf
EUSIPCO
Ryo Hayakawa, Kazunori Hayashi, Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara
2016 conf
ICC
Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Masaaki Nagahara
2016 J jnl
IEEE Signal Process. Lett.
Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Masaaki Nagahara
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2015 conf
ASCC
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Masaaki Nagahara
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2015 conf
CDC
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2015 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Masaaki Nagahara
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Hampei Sasahara, Masaaki Nagahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
2014 J jnl
CoRR
Masaaki Nagahara, Hampei Sasahara, Kazunori Hayashi, Yutaka Yamamoto
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