Hang Gao

54 papers A* 5B 1Journal 35Unranked 13
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
WWW
Yuhua Zhao, Zhixin Han, Xuan Li, Peiyu Xu, Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Tiegang Gao
2026 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Yangtao Chen, Hang Gao, Hao Wang, Tiegang Gao
2025 J jnl
J. King Saud Univ. Comput. Inf. Sci.
Songsong Zhang, Zhengliang Jiang, Hang Gao, Suying Gui, Tiegang Gao
2025 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Caixia Jing, Hang Gao, Xinpeng Zhang, Tiegang Gao, Chuan Zhou
2025 A* conf
SIGIR
Yuhua Zhao, Zhixin Han, Xunzhi Wang, Bitong Luo, Hang Gao, Minlie Huang, Mengting Hu
2025 J jnl
J. Inf. Secur. Appl.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2025 J jnl
J. King Saud Univ. Comput. Inf. Sci.
Gaopeng Zheng, Hang Gao, Ningxin He, Tiegang Gao
2025 conf
ACL (Findings)
Xunzhi Wang, Zhuowei Zhang, Gaonan Chen, Qiongyu Li, Bitong Luo, Zhixin Han, Haotian Wang, Zhiyu Li, Hang Gao, Mengting Hu
2024 J jnl
Signal Image Video Process.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2024 J jnl
Signal Image Video Process.
Hang Gao, Gaopeng Zheng, Tiegang Gao
2024 conf
ACL (1)
Yinhao Bai, Yalan Xie, Xiaoyi Liu, Yuhua Zhao, Zhixin Han, Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Yinhao Bai, Yalan Xie, Xiaoyi Liu, Yuhua Zhao, Zhixin Han, Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2024 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Hang Gao, Xinpeng Zhang, Tiegang Gao
2024 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Hang Gao, Yi Liu
2024 conf
EMNLP (Findings)
Yinhao Bai, Zhixin Han, Yuhua Zhao, Hang Gao, Zhuowei Zhang, Xunzhi Wang, Mengting Hu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst.
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Yi Liu
2024 A* conf
WWW
Zhen Zhang, Yuhua Zhao, Hang Gao, Mengting Hu
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Zhen Zhang, Yuhua Zhao, Hang Gao, Mengting Hu
2024 J jnl
Comput. J.
Mengqi Liu, Hang Gao, Xiaofan Xia, Suying Gui, Tiegang Gao
2024 A* conf
KDD
Yinhao Bai, Yuhua Zhao, Zhixin Han, Hang Gao, Chao Xue, Mengting Hu
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Xunzhi Wang, Zhuowei Zhang, Qiongyu Li, Gaonan Chen, Mengting Hu, Zhiyu Li, Bitong Luo, Hang Gao, Zhixin Han, Haotian Wang
2023 J jnl
J. Real Time Image Process.
Xiaotian Wang, Zhongjie Pan, Hang Gao, Ningxin He, Tiegang Gao
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Affect. Comput.
Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Yike Wu, Zhong Su, Shiwan Zhao
2023 conf
EM-GIS
Hang Gao, Yiting Wang, Han Xing, Yi Liu
2023 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Hang Gao, Ningxin He, Tiegang Gao
2023 conf
ACL (Findings)
Mengting Hu, Yinhao Bai, Yike Wu, Zhen Zhang, Liqi Zhang, Hang Gao, Shiwan Zhao, Minlie Huang
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Mengting Hu, Yinhao Bai, Yike Wu, Zhen Zhang, Liqi Zhang, Hang Gao, Shiwan Zhao, Minlie Huang
2022 J jnl
Clust. Comput.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2022 conf
CACML
Liang Yang, Huajun Wang, Wenbin Wang, Tiegang Gao, Hang Gao
2022 B conf
COLING
Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Yinhao Bai, Mingming Liu
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Yinhao Bai, Mingming Liu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Zehui Zhang, Ningxin He, Qingdan Li, Kunshu Wang, Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2022 J jnl
Neural Comput. Appl.
Kunshu Wang, Xiangjun Wu, Mengqi Liu, Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2022 A* conf
EMNLP
Mengting Hu, Yike Wu, Hang Gao, Yinhao Bai, Shiwan Zhao
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Mengting Hu, Yike Wu, Hang Gao, Yinhao Bai, Shiwan Zhao
2021 conf
EMNLP (1)
Mengting Hu, Honglei Guo, Shiwan Zhao, Hang Gao, Zhong Su
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Mengting Hu, Honglei Guo, Shiwan Zhao, Hang Gao, Zhong Su
2021 conf
EM-GIS
Hang Gao, Yi Liu
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Renhong Cheng, Tiegang Gao
2021 conf
ACL/IJCNLP (1)
Mengting Hu, Shiwan Zhao, Honglei Guo, Chao Xue, Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng, Zhong Su
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Mengting Hu, Shiwan Zhao, Honglei Guo, Chao Xue, Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng, Zhong Su
2020 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2020 J jnl
J. Frankl. Inst.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao, Zhaoning You, Renhong Cheng
2020 conf
ICCT
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2020 J jnl
J. Inf. Secur. Appl.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2019 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2019 J jnl
Signal Process. Image Commun.
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Netw. Secur.
Mengting Hu, Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2019 conf
CISP-BMEI
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao
2018 conf
PCM (2)
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2018 J jnl
Int. J. Digit. Crime Forensics
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2017 J jnl
Int. J. Netw. Secur.
Hang Gao, Mengting Hu, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
2016 J jnl
Int. J. Digit. Crime Forensics
Liang Yang, Tiegang Gao, Yan Xuan, Hang Gao
2016 conf
IGTA
Hang Gao, Tiegang Gao, Renhong Cheng
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/disassembly.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/disassembly.py python
import re
import time

import binaryninja
from binaryninja.enums import (
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from ..function_type import FunctionTypeAnalysis
    from ..utils.hashes import calculate_sha256
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.function_type import FunctionTypeAnalysis
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.utils.hashes import calculate_sha256


class DisassemblyAnalysis:
    INVALID_STACK_SIZE = -1

    def __init__(self, arch, function, bv, logger):
        self.arch = arch
        self.function = function
        self.bv = bv
        self.logger = logger
        if self.function is not None and hasattr(self.function, "instructions"):
            self.instructions = self.function.instructions
        else:
            self.instructions = []
        self.errors = []
        return

    def log_error(
        self, message, function_name, address, exception=None, error_location="unknown"
    ):
        """Log an error during processing."""
        error_msg = f"Error in function {function_name} at {address}: {message}"
        if exception:
            error_msg += f" - {str(exception)}"
        self.logger.error(error_msg)

        # Add to errors list
        error = {
            "function_name": function_name,
            "function_address": str(address),
            "error_location": error_location,
            "error_message": message,
            "error_details": str(exception) if exception else "",
            "error_type": type(exception).__name__ if exception else "Unknown",
            "timestamp": int(time.time() * 1000),
        }
        self.errors.append(error)

    def get_json(self):
        try:
            # Build disassembly string and normalized versions
            disassembly_builder = [[], []]  # Address and instruction text

            # Create a dictionary mapping addresses to instruction tokens
            instr_tokens_by_addr = {}
            for instr_tokens, addr in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens_by_addr[addr] = instr_tokens

            addresses = sorted(instr_tokens_by_addr.keys())
            for address in addresses:
                # Original disassembly with addresses
                # instr_tokens, address = instruction
                instr_tokens = instr_tokens_by_addr[address]
                disassembly_builder[0].append(address)
                disassembly_builder[1].append("".join(map(str, instr_tokens)))

            # Join with newlines
            disassembly_str = "\n".join(disassembly_builder[1])
            disassembly_with_addresses = "\n".join(
                f"{hex(address)}: {instr_text}"
                for address, instr_text in zip(
                    disassembly_builder[0], disassembly_builder[1], strict=False
                )
            )

            disassembly_json = {
                "disassembled_function_hash": calculate_sha256(disassembly_str),
                "disassembled_function": disassembly_with_addresses,
                "disassembled_function_no_addresses": disassembly_str,
                "disassembled_function_name": self.function.name,
                "disassembled_function_address": self.function.start,
                "instructions_count": len(instr_tokens_by_addr.keys()),
                "function_type": FunctionTypeAnalysis(self.function)
                .get_function_type()
                .name,
            }

            # Add additional metrics
            type_frequencies = self.collect_instruction_types()
            disassembly_json["instructions_types"] = list(type_frequencies.keys())
            disassembly_json["control_flow_count"] = (
                self.count_control_flow_instructions()
            )
            disassembly_json["memory_access_pattern"] = self.collect_memory_patterns()
            disassembly_json["register_usage"] = self.collect_register_usage()
            disassembly_json["data_references_count"] = self.count_data_references()
            disassembly_json["max_block_size"] = self.compute_max_block_size()
            disassembly_json["num_calls"] = self.compute_num_calls()
            disassembly_json["stack_size"] = self.estimate_stack_size()

            return disassembly_json, self.errors

        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect instruction types",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_instruction_types",
            )
            raise ValueError(e) from e

    def collect_instruction_types(self):
        """Collect instruction type frequencies from a function."""
        type_frequencies = {}

        try:
            # Iterate through all instructions in the function
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]  # Get the instruction tokens

                # Extract the mnemonic from the instruction tokens
                mnemonic = None
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                        mnemonic = token.text
                        break

                if not mnemonic:
                    continue

                # Use normalize_opcode to get standardized opcode
                normalized = self.normalize_opcode(mnemonic)

                # Get category from opcode_categories or use the instruction type directly
                category = self.arch.opcode_categories.get(normalized)
                if category:
                    self._increment_frequency(type_frequencies, category)

        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect instruction types",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_instruction_types",
            )

        return type_frequencies

    def normalize_opcode(self, opcode):
        return opcode.upper()

    def collect_memory_patterns(self):
        """Collect memory access patterns from a function."""
        patterns = []
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]

                # We need to capture memory operands between BeginMemoryOperandToken and EndMemoryOperandToken
                in_memory_operand = False
                memory_operand_text = ""

                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.BeginMemoryOperandToken:
                        in_memory_operand = True
                        memory_operand_text = ""
                    elif token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.EndMemoryOperandToken:
                        in_memory_operand = False

                        # Process the captured memory operand text
                        if memory_operand_text:
                            # Categorize memory access pattern
                            if (
                                "+" in memory_operand_text
                                and "*" in memory_operand_text
                            ):
                                if "MEM_SCALED_INDEX" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_SCALED_INDEX")
                            elif (
                                "+" in memory_operand_text or "-" in memory_operand_text
                            ):
                                if "MEM_BASE_OFFSET" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_BASE_OFFSET")
                            else:
                                if "MEM_DIRECT" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_DIRECT")

                            # Check for stack accesses
                            if any(
                                reg in memory_operand_text
                                for reg in ["SP", "BP", "ESP", "EBP", "RSP", "RBP"]
                            ):
                                if "MEM_STACK" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_STACK")
                            # Check for string operations
                            elif (
                                any(
                                    reg in memory_operand_text
                                    for reg in ["SI", "DI", "ESI", "EDI", "RSI", "RDI"]
                                )
                                and "MEM_STRING" not in patterns
                            ):
                                patterns.append("MEM_STRING")
                    elif in_memory_operand:
                        # Accumulate token text while inside a memory operand
                        memory_operand_text += token.text
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect memory patterns",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_memory_patterns",
            )
        return patterns

    def collect_register_usage(self):
        """Collect register usage from a function."""
        registers = []
        try:
            # Define register groups we're interested in tracking
            register_groups = {
                "GPR": [
                    "RAX",
                    "RBX",
                    "RCX",
                    "RDX",
                    "R9",
                    "R10",
                    "R11",
                    "R12",
                    "R13",
                    "R14",
                    "R15",
                    "EAX",
                    "EBX",
                    "ECX",
                    "EDX",
                    "R9D",
                    "R10D",
                    "R11D",
                    "R12D",
                    "R13D",
                    "R14D",
                    "AX",
                    "BX",
                    "CX",
                    "DX",
                ],
                "GPR_INDEX": ["RSI", "RDI", "ESI", "EDI", "SI", "DI"],
                "GPR_STACK": ["RSP", "RBP", "ESP", "EBP", "SP", "BP"],
                "SIMD": ["XMM", "YMM", "ZMM"],
                "FPU": ["ST", "ST0", "ST1", "ST2", "ST3", "ST4", "ST5", "ST6", "ST7"],
                "FLAGS": ["FLAGS", "EFLAGS", "RFLAGS"],
                "CONTROL_REGISTER": ["CR0", "CR2", "CR3", "CR4", "CR8"],
                "DEBUG_REGISTER": ["DR0", "DR1", "DR2", "DR3", "DR6", "DR7"],
            }

            # Extract registers from instructions
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.RegisterToken:
                        reg = token.text.upper()
                        # Check which group this register belongs to
                        for group, regs in register_groups.items():
                            # if any(r in reg for r in regs) or any(reg.startswith(r) for r in regs):
                            if any(reg == r or reg.startswith(r) for r in regs):
                                if group not in registers:
                                    registers.append(group)
                                break
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect register usage",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_register_usage",
            )
        return registers

    def count_data_references(self):
        """Count the number of data references in a function."""
        count = 0
        try:

            if self.function.mlil is None:
                return 0

            for block in self.function.mlil:
                for instr in block:
                    instr_str = str(instr)
                    logged = False
                    src = None

                    # Check for constant dereferencing or symbolic refs
                    if hasattr(instr, "src"):
                        src = instr.src
                        if isinstance(
                            src,
                            (
                                binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConstPtr,
                                binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConst,
                            ),
                        ):
                            count += 1
                            logged = True

                    # Check full string for hardcoded addresses or symbol-like tokens
                    if re.search(r"\b0x[0-9A-Fa-f]{3,}\b", instr_str) and not logged:
                        count += 1
                        logged = True

                    if "_" in instr_str and not logged:
                        count += 1
                        logged = True

                    # Only check for MediumLevelILConstPtr if src exists
                    if src is not None and isinstance(
                        src, binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConstPtr
                    ):
                        addr = src.constant
                        # Check if address is in data sections
                        segment = self.bv.get_segment_at(addr)
                        if segment and segment.writable:
                            # print(f"[{function.name}] Matched data section reference in: {instr_str}")
                            count += 1
                            logged = True
        except Exception as e:
            self.logger.warning(
                f"Failed to use MLIL for counting data references in {self.function.name} at {self.function.start}: {e}"
            )
        return count

    def compute_max_block_size(self):
        """Compute the maximum basic block size in a function."""
        max_size = 0
        if self.function is None:
            return 0

        for block in self.function.basic_blocks:
            try:
                # Count instructions in this block using the direct length approach
                # This avoids UTF-8 decoding issues entirely
                block_size = block.instruction_count
                max_size = max(max_size, block_size)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log_error(
                    f"[HandledError] computing max block size: {e}",
                    self.function.name,
                    self.function.start,
                    e,
                    "compute_max_block_size",
                )
        return max_size

    def count_control_flow_instructions(self):
        """Count the number of control flow instructions in a function."""
        count = 0
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                if self.arch.is_control_flow_instruction(instr_tokens):
                    count += 1
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to count control flow instructions",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "count_control_flow_instructions",
            )
        return count

    def compute_num_calls(self) -> int:
        """Compute the number of call instructions in a function."""
        num_calls = 0
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                # Extract the mnemonic
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                        if token.text.upper() == "CALL":
                            num_calls += 1
                        break
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to compute number of calls",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "compute_num_calls",
            )
        return num_calls

    def _increment_frequency(self, frequencies, type_name):
        """Increment the frequency count for an instruction type."""
        if type_name in frequencies:
            frequencies[type_name] += 1
        else:
            frequencies[type_name] = 1

    def estimate_stack_size(self):
        """Estimate the stack size used by a function."""
        try:
            # Binary Ninja provides a stack adjustment value for functions
            # Need to convert OffsetWithConfidence to a plain integer
            stack_adjust = self.function.stack_adjustment
            if hasattr(stack_adjust, "value"):  # Handle OffsetWithConfidence objects
                return stack_adjust.value
            return stack_adjust
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to estimate stack size",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "estimate_stack_size",
            )
            return self.INVALID_STACK_SIZE