Igor Nikolic

23 papers B 3Journal 13Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Tatiana Filatova, Liz Verbeek, Martijn Warnier, Amineh Ghorbani, Igor Nikolic, Volker Grimm, Uta Berger, C. Michael Barton, Andrew R. Bell, Allen Lee, Nicholas R. Magliocca, Thorid Wagenblast
2023 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Molood Ale Ebrahim Dehkordi, Jonas Lechner, Amineh Ghorbani, Igor Nikolic, Émile J. L. Chappin, Paulien M. Herder
2021 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Kasper Lange, Gijsbert Korevaar, Igor Nikolic, Paulien M. Herder
2021 conf
ESSA
Javanshir Fouladvand, Deline Verkerk, Igor Nikolic, Amineh Ghorbani
2019 J jnl
Environ. Model. Softw.
Yared Abayneh Abebe, Amineh Ghorbani, Igor Nikolic, Zoran Vojinovic, Arlex Sanchez
2017 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Julija Vasiljevska, Jochem Douw, Anna Mengolini, Igor Nikolic
2017 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Jan Dubbelboer, Igor Nikolic, Katie Jenkins, Jim W. Hall
2016 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
L. Andrew Bollinger, Martti J. van Blijswijk, Gerard P. J. Dijkema, Igor Nikolic
2016 conf
GALA
Rink Weijs, Geertje Bekebrede, Igor Nikolic
2014 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Christof Knoeri, Igor Nikolic, Hans-Joerg Althaus, Claudia R. Binder
2014 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Petra W. Heijnen, Émile J. L. Chappin, Igor Nikolic
2013 J jnl
J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul.
Julia Kasmire, Igor Nikolic, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2012 conf
UCNC
Susan Stepney, Ada Diaconescu, René Doursat, Jean-Louis Giavitto, Taras Kowaliw, Ottoline Leyser, Bruce J. MacLennan, Olivier Michel, Julian F. Miller, Igor Nikolic, Antoine Spicher, Christof Teuscher, Gunnar Tufte, Francisco J. Vico, Lidia Yamamoto
2011 conf
ICNSC
Igor Nikolic, Amineh Ghorbani
2011 conf
ICNSC
Julia Kasmire, Igor Nikolic, Wouter van den Berg, Luke Bergwerff
2010 J jnl
Int. J. Crit. Infrastructures
Telli E. Van der Lei, Geertje Bekebrede, Igor Nikolic
2010 J jnl
Int. J. Crit. Infrastructures
Chris Davis, Igor Nikolic, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2010 J jnl
Int. J. Crit. Infrastructures
Igor Nikolic, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2009 B conf
SMC
Chris Davis, Igor Nikolic, Émile J. L. Chappin, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2007 B conf
SMC
Ype Wijnia, Igor Nikolic
2007 conf
HICSS
Igor Nikolic, Pieter J. Beers, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2007 conf
SoSE
Igor Nikolic, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
2006 B conf
SMC
Igor Nikolic, Gerard P. J. Dijkema
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_exports.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_exports.py python
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any, List, Set

from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
from elftools.common.exceptions import ELFError

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.elf_extractor import ELFExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import ELFExport


class ELFExportExtractor(ELFExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        elf=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            elf,
        )
        self.elf_exports = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_exports"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _get_exported_functions_from_symbols(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract exported functions from symbol tables."""
        exported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Check both static (.symtab) and dynamic (.dynsym) symbol tables
            symbol_sections = ['.symtab', '.dynsym']

            for section_name in symbol_sections:
                section = elf.get_section_by_name(section_name)
                if not section or not hasattr(section, 'iter_symbols'):
                    continue

                for symbol in section.iter_symbols():
                    # Check if symbol is exported (defined and globally visible)
                    if (symbol.name and
                        symbol.entry.get('st_shndx', 0) != 'SHN_UNDEF' and  # Not undefined
                        symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('bind') in ['STB_GLOBAL', 'STB_WEAK'] and  # Global or weak binding
                        symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('type') in ['STT_FUNC', 'STT_OBJECT']):  # Function or object

                        # Additional checks for meaningful exports
                        if (symbol.entry.get('st_value', 0) > 0 or  # Has a value
                            symbol.entry.get('st_size', 0) > 0):    # Has a size
                            exported_functions.add(symbol.name)

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting exported functions from symbols: {e}")

        return exported_functions

    def _get_exported_functions_from_dynamic_section(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract exported functions information from dynamic section."""
        exported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Get the dynamic section
            dynamic_section = elf.get_section_by_name('.dynamic')
            if not dynamic_section:
                return exported_functions

            # Look for version definition sections that might indicate exports
            # This is complementary to symbol table analysis
            for tag in dynamic_section.iter_tags():
                if tag.entry.d_tag == 'DT_SONAME':
                    # If it has a SONAME, it's likely a shared library with exports
                    # The actual exports are still found in symbol tables
                    pass

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting exports from dynamic section: {e}")

        return exported_functions

    def _filter_meaningful_exports(self, exports: Set[str]) -> Set[str]:
        """Filter out compiler-generated and internal symbols to focus on meaningful exports."""
        filtered_exports = set()

        # Common patterns to exclude (compiler-generated, internal symbols)
        exclude_patterns = [
            '_start',
            '_init',
            '_fini',
            '__libc_',
            '__gmon_start__',
            '_IO_stdin_used',
            '__data_start',
            '__bss_start',
            '_edata',
            '_end',
            '__TMC_END__',
            '_ITM_deregisterTMCloneTable',
            '_ITM_registerTMCloneTable',
            '__cxa_finalize',
            '__gxx_personality_v0',
            '_Jv_RegisterClasses'
        ]

        for export in exports:
            # Skip empty or very short names
            if not export or len(export) < 2:
                continue

            # Skip symbols that match exclude patterns
            skip = False
            for pattern in exclude_patterns:
                if export.startswith(pattern):
                    skip = True
                    break

            # Skip symbols that look like internal mangled names (but keep reasonable C++ names)
            if export.startswith('_Z') and len(export) > 50:  # Very long mangled names
                skip = True

            if not skip:
                filtered_exports.add(export)

        return filtered_exports

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.ELF_EXPORTS.value if hasattr(Tag, 'ELF_EXPORTS') else "elf_exports"

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

            def extract_data(elf):
                # Extract exported functions from multiple sources
                exported_functions = set()

                # From symbol tables (primary source)
                symbol_exports = self._get_exported_functions_from_symbols(elf)
                exported_functions.update(symbol_exports)

                # From dynamic section (supplementary)
                dynamic_exports = self._get_exported_functions_from_dynamic_section(elf)
                exported_functions.update(dynamic_exports)

                # Filter out compiler-generated and internal symbols
                meaningful_exports = self._filter_meaningful_exports(exported_functions)

                # Convert to sorted list for consistent output
                export_functions_list = sorted(list(meaningful_exports))

                # Return ELFExport dataclass
                return ELFExport(
                    elf_exports_total=len(export_functions_list),
                    elf_export_functions=export_functions_list,
                )

            if not self._is_elf_file():
                return None

            result = self._with_elf_file(extract_data)
            if result is None:
                return None

            self.elf_exports = result
            return self.elf_exports

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting ELF exports {self.hash.sha256}: {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.elf_exports
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            try:
                if not self.elf_exports:
                    return None

                # Prepare data array
                data = [[
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    self.elf_exports.elf_exports_total,
                    self.elf_exports.elf_export_functions,
                    datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                ]]

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'elf_exports_total',
                    'elf_export_functions',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

                if not data:
                    return None

                column_type_names = [
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                    'UInt32',
                    'Array(LowCardinality(String))',
                    'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
                ]

                return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error preparing export data: {e}")
                raise

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