Ilaria Chillotti

34 papers A* 3C 1Misc 1Journal 22Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Loris Bergerat, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2025 J jnl
IACR Trans. Cryptogr. Hardw. Embed. Syst.
Loris Bergerat, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2024 A* conf
CCS
Loris Bergerat, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Adeline Roux-Langlois, Samuel Tap
2024 J jnl
Inf. Comput.
Ilaria Chillotti, Emmanuela Orsini, Peter Scholl, Barry Van Leeuwen
2024 J jnl
IACR Commun. Cryptol.
Jean-Philippe Bossuat, Rosario Cammarota, Ilaria Chillotti, Benjamin R. Curtis, Wei Dai, Huijing Gong, Erin Hales, Duhyeong Kim, Bryan Kumara, Changmin Lee, Xianhui Lu, Carsten Maple, Alberto Pedrouzo-Ulloa, Rachel Player, Yuriy Polyakov, Luis Antonio Ruiz Lopez, Yongsoo Song, Donggeon Yhee
2024 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Jean-Philippe Bossuat, Rosario Cammarota, Jung Hee Cheon, Ilaria Chillotti, Benjamin R. Curtis, Wei Dai, Huijing Gong, Erin Hales, Duhyeong Kim, Bryan Kumara, Changmin Lee, Xianhui Lu, Carsten Maple, Alberto Pedrouzo-Ulloa, Rachel Player, Luis Antonio Ruiz Lopez, Yongsoo Song, Donggeon Yhee, Bahattin Yildiz
2023 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Loris Bergerat, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Adeline Roux-Langlois, Samuel Tap
2023 J jnl
J. Cryptol.
Loris Bergerat, Anas Boudi, Quentin Bourgerie, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2022 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Loris Bergerat, Anas Boudi, Quentin Bourgerie, Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2022 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Emmanuela Orsini, Peter Scholl, Nigel P. Smart, Barry Van Leeuwen
2022 Misc conf
SCN
Ilaria Chillotti, Emmanuela Orsini, Peter Scholl, Nigel P. Smart, Barry Van Leeuwen
2021 conf
ASIACRYPT (3)
Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2021 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Damien Ligier, Jean-Baptiste Orfila, Samuel Tap
2021 conf
CSCML
Ilaria Chillotti, Marc Joye, Pascal Paillier
2021 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Marc Joye, Pascal Paillier
2020 A* conf
USENIX Security Symposium
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yihe Dong, Oxana Poburinnaya, Ilya P. Razenshteyn, M. Sadegh Riazi
2020 J jnl
J. Cryptol.
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2019 conf
EUROCRYPT (2)
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yongsoo Song
2019 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yongsoo Song
2019 conf
ASIACRYPT (2)
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yongsoo Song
2019 A* conf
CCS
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Ling Ren
2019 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Ling Ren
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yihe Dong, Oxana Poburinnaya, Ilya P. Razenshteyn, M. Sadegh Riazi
2019 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yihe Dong, Oxana Poburinnaya, Ilya P. Razenshteyn, M. Sadegh Riazi
2018 conf
Financial Cryptography
Christina Boura, Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Dimitar Jetchev, Stanislav Peceny, Alexander Petric
2018 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Hao Chen, Ilaria Chillotti, Yongsoo Song
2018 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2017 conf
ASIACRYPT (1)
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2017 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Christina Boura, Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Dimitar Jetchev, Stanislav Peceny, Alexander Petric
2017 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2016 C conf
PQCrypto
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2016 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Louis Goubin
2016 conf
ASIACRYPT (1)
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
2016 J jnl
IACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.
Ilaria Chillotti, Nicolas Gama, Mariya Georgieva, Malika Izabachène
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