Ishan Chatterjee

36 papers A* 9A 4B 1Misc 1Journal 12Unranked 8
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 A* conf
CHI
William Huang, Siyou Pei, Leyi Zou, Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee, Yang Zhang
2026 J jnl
CoRR
William Huang, Siyou Pei, Leyi Zou, Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee, Yang Zhang
2026 conf
CHI Extended Abstracts
Chankyu (Charlie) Han, Hongyu Mao, Qiuyue (Shirley) Xue, Ishan Chatterjee, Liang He, Xuhai Xu, Junyi Zhu, Yiyue Luo
2026 Misc conf
HotMobile
Jiexin Ding, Bowen Zhao, Yuntao Wang, Xinyun Liu, Rui Hao, Ishan Chatterjee, Yuanchun Shi, Shwetak N. Patel, Akshay Gadre
2025 conf
EMNLP (Findings)
Akshay Paruchuri, Maryam Aziz, Rohit Vartak, Ayman Ali, Best Uchehara, Xin Liu, Ishan Chatterjee, Monica Agrawal
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Akshay Paruchuri, Maryam Aziz, Rohit Vartak, Ayman Ali, Best Uchehara, Xin Liu, Ishan Chatterjee, Monica Agrawal
2025 A* conf
UIST
Junyi Zhu, Tianyu Xu, Jiayu Wang, Emily Guan, JaeYoung Moon, Stiven Morvan, D. Shin, Andrea Colaço, Stefanie Mueller, Karan Ahuja, Yiyue Luo, Ishan Chatterjee
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Akshay Paruchuri, Sinan Hersek, Lavisha Aggarwal, Qiao Yang, Xin Liu, Achin Kulshrestha, Andrea Colaco, Henry Fuchs, Ishan Chatterjee
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph.
Akshay Paruchuri, Sinan Hersek, Lavisha Aggarwal, Qiao Yang, Xin Liu, Achin Kulshrestha, Andrea Colaco, Henry Fuchs, Ishan Chatterjee
2025 J jnl
Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact.
Ishan Chatterjee, Jiexin Ding, Anandghan Waghmare, Joseph Breda, Yuquan Deng, Bo Liu, Yuntao Wang, Shwetak N. Patel
2025 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Hongyu Mao, Mar González-Franco, Vrushank Phadnis, Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee
2025 A* conf
UIST
Geonsun Lee, Min Xia, Nels Numan, Xun Qian, David Li, Yanhe Chen, Achin Kulshrestha, Ishan Chatterjee, Yinda Zhang, Dinesh Manocha, David Kim, Ruofei Du
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Geonsun Lee, Min Xia, Nels Numan, Xun Qian, David Li, Yanhe Chen, Achin Kulshrestha, Ishan Chatterjee, Yinda Zhang, Dinesh Manocha, David Kim, Ruofei Du
2025
Ishan Chatterjee
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Jessica Y. Bo, Tianyu Xu, Ishan Chatterjee, Katrina Passarella-Ward, Achin Kulshrestha, D. Shin
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Jiexin Ding, Bowen Zhao, Yuntao Wang, Xinyun Liu, Rui Hao, Ishan Chatterjee, Yuanchun Shi
2025 A* conf
CHI
Jiexin Ding, Bowen Zhao, Yuntao Wang, Xinyun Liu, Rui Hao, Ishan Chatterjee, Yuanchun Shi
2025 J jnl
Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.
Anandghan Waghmare, Sanjay Varghese, Zhihan Zhang, Ishan Chatterjee, Ritesh Tekriwal, Shwetak N. Patel
2024 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Jiexin Ding, Ishan Chatterjee, Alexander Ching, Anandghan Waghmare, Shwetak N. Patel
2024 conf
ISMAR-Adjunct
Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee, Khushman Patel, Mar González-Franco, Andrea Colaço, Karan Ahuja
2024 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee, Khushman Patel, Mar González-Franco, Andrea Colaço, Karan Ahuja
2024 conf
CHI Extended Abstracts
Eric J. Gonzalez, Ishan Chatterjee, Mar González-Franco, Andrea Colaço, Karan Ahuja
2024 J jnl
Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.
Xiyuxing Zhang, Yuntao Wang, Yuxuan Han, Chen Liang, Ishan Chatterjee, Jiankai Tang, Xin Yi, Shwetak N. Patel, Yuanchun Shi
2024 A* conf
UIST
Anandghan Waghmare, Ishan Chatterjee, Vikram Iyer, Shwetak N. Patel
2023 conf
UIST (Adjunct Volume)
Anandghan Waghmare, Jiexin Ding, Ishan Chatterjee, Shwetak N. Patel
2023 conf
SmartWear@MobiCom
Anandghan Waghmare, Ishan Chatterjee, Shwetak N. Patel
2023 A* conf
CHI
Anandghan Waghmare, Youssef Ben Taleb, Ishan Chatterjee, Arjun Narendra, Shwetak N. Patel
2022 A* conf
UIST
Ishan Chatterjee, Tadeusz Pforte, Aspen Tng, Farshid Salemi Parizi, Chaoran Chen, Shwetak N. Patel
2022 A conf
MobiSys
Ishan Chatterjee, Maruchi Kim, Vivek Jayaram, Shyamnath Gollakota, Ira Kemelmacher, Shwetak N. Patel, Steven M. Seitz
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Ishan Chatterjee, Maruchi Kim, Vivek Jayaram, Shyamnath Gollakota, Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Shwetak N. Patel, Steven M. Seitz
2022 A conf
MobiSys
Ishan Chatterjee, Maruchi Kim, Vivek Jayaram, Shyamnath Gollakota, Ira Kemelmacher, Shwetak N. Patel, Steven M. Seitz
2022 A* conf
CHI
Yuntao Wang, Jiexin Ding, Ishan Chatterjee, Farshid Salemi Parizi, Yuzhou Zhuang, Yukang Yan, Shwetak N. Patel, Yuanchun Shi
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Yuntao Wang, Jiexin Ding, Ishan Chatterjee, Farshid Salemi Parizi, Yuzhou Zhuang, Yukang Yan, Shwetak N. Patel, Yuanchun Shi
2021 A conf
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Ishan Chatterjee, Olga Khvan, Tadeusz Pforte, Richard Li, Shwetak N. Patel
2021 A* conf
CHI
Yuntao Wang, Ao Yu, Xin Yi, Yuanwei Zhang, Ishan Chatterjee, Shwetak N. Patel, Yuanchun Shi
2015 B conf
ICMI
Ishan Chatterjee, Robert Xiao, Chris Harrison
redb/extractors/elf_extractor.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractor.py python
import logging
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
import inspect

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

from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


@abstractmethod
class ELFExtractor(Extractor, metaclass=ABCMeta):

    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
        )
        # Store ELF object if provided, otherwise we'll create it per-operation for security
        self._provided_elf = elf
        self._elf_file_valid = None  # Cache validity check

    def _with_elf_file(self, operation):
        """Safely execute an operation with an ELF file using context manager.

        Args:
            operation: A callable that takes an ELFFile object and returns a result

        Returns:
            The result of the operation, or None if an error occurred
        """
        if self._provided_elf:
            try:
                return operation(self._provided_elf)
            except ELFError as e:
                if "String Table not found" in str(e):
                    self.log.warning(f"String table missing in ELF {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
                    return None
                else:
                    self.log.error(f"ELF format error {self.hash.sha256} Full error: {e}")
                    return None
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error processing ELF file {self.hash.sha256} Full error: {e}")
                return None

        try:
            with open(self.filepath, 'rb') as f:
                elf = ELFFile(f)
                if not elf:
                    raise ELFError("Empty file?")
                return operation(elf)
        except ELFError as e:
            if "String Table not found" in str(e):
                self.log.warning(f"String table missing in ELF {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
                return None
            else:
                self.log.error(f"ELF format error {self.hash.sha256} Full error: {e}")
                return None
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error reading ELF file {self.hash.sha256} Full error: {e}")
            return None

    def _is_elf_file(self):
        """Check if the file is a valid ELF binary."""
        if self._elf_file_valid is not None:
            return self._elf_file_valid

        def check_elf_validity(elf):
            # pyelftools ELFFile object existing means it's valid ELF
            # Just check that we can access the header
            header = elf.header
            return header is not None

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_elf_validity)
            self._elf_file_valid = bool(result)
            return self._elf_file_valid
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking ELF file: {e}")
            self._elf_file_valid = False
            return False

    def _is_64bit(self):
        """Check if the ELF binary is 64-bit."""
        def check_64bit(elf):
            return elf.header.get('e_ident', {}).get('EI_CLASS') == 'ELFCLASS64'

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_64bit)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking ELF bitness: {e}")
            return False

    def _is_stripped(self):
        """Check if the ELF binary is stripped (no symbol table)."""
        def check_stripped(elf):
            # Look for symbol table sections
            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if section.name in ['.symtab', '.strtab']:
                    return False
            return True

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_stripped)
            return result if result is not None else True
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking if ELF is stripped: {e}")
            return True

    def _has_debug_info(self):
        """Check if the ELF binary contains debug information."""
        def check_debug_info(elf):
            # Look for debug sections
            debug_sections = ['.debug_info', '.debug_line', '.debug_str', '.debug_abbrev']
            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if section.name in debug_sections:
                    return True
            return False

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_debug_info)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking debug info: {e}")
            return False

    def _get_architecture(self):
        """Get the architecture of the ELF binary."""
        def get_arch(elf):
            machine = elf.header.get('e_machine', 'EM_NONE')

            # Map common machine types to readable names
            arch_map = {
                'EM_386': 'x86',
                'EM_X86_64': 'x86_64',
                'EM_ARM': 'ARM',
                'EM_AARCH64': 'ARM64',
                'EM_MIPS': 'MIPS',
                'EM_PPC': 'PowerPC',
                'EM_PPC64': 'PowerPC64',
                'EM_SPARC': 'SPARC',
                'EM_RISCV': 'RISC-V'
            }

            return arch_map.get(machine, machine)

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(get_arch)
            return result if result is not None else "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting architecture: {e}")
            return "unknown"

    def _get_endianness(self):
        """Get the endianness of the ELF binary."""
        def get_endian(elf):
            data_encoding = elf.header.get('e_ident', {}).get('EI_DATA')
            if data_encoding == 'ELFDATA2LSB':
                return "little"
            elif data_encoding == 'ELFDATA2MSB':
                return "big"
            return "unknown"

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(get_endian)
            return result if result is not None else "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting endianness: {e}")
            return "unknown"

    def _get_file_type(self):
        """Get the file type of the ELF binary."""
        def get_file_type(elf):
            etype = elf.header.get('e_type', 'ET_NONE')

            # Map file types to readable names
            type_map = {
                'ET_NONE': 'none',
                'ET_REL': 'relocatable',
                'ET_EXEC': 'executable',
                'ET_DYN': 'shared_object',
                'ET_CORE': 'core_dump'
            }

            return type_map.get(etype, etype)

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(get_file_type)
            return result if result is not None else "unknown"
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting file type: {e}")
            return "unknown"

    def _is_pie(self):
        """Check if the ELF binary is position-independent executable."""
        def check_pie(elf):
            # PIE binaries are typically ET_DYN type
            etype = elf.header.get('e_type', 'ET_NONE')
            if etype == 'ET_DYN':
                # Check if it has an entry point (executable) vs library
                entry_point = elf.header.get('e_entry', 0)
                return entry_point > 0
            return False

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_pie)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking PIE: {e}")
            return False

    def _has_stack_protection(self):
        """Check if the binary has stack protection (canaries)."""
        def check_stack_protection(elf):
            # Look for stack protection symbols
            stack_symbols = ['__stack_chk_fail', '__stack_chk_guard']

            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if hasattr(section, 'iter_symbols'):
                    for symbol in section.iter_symbols():
                        if symbol.name in stack_symbols:
                            return True
            return False

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_stack_protection)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking stack protection: {e}")
            return False

    def _has_nx_bit(self):
        """Check if the binary has NX bit (non-executable stack)."""
        def check_nx_bit(elf):
            # Look for GNU_STACK segment
            for segment in elf.iter_segments():
                if segment.header.get('p_type') == 'PT_GNU_STACK':
                    flags = segment.header.get('p_flags', 0)
                    # Check if execute flag is NOT set (NX enabled)
                    return not (flags & 0x1)  # PF_X = 0x1
            return False

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_nx_bit)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking NX bit: {e}")
            return False

    def _has_relro(self):
        """Check if the binary has RELRO (Relocation Read-Only)."""
        def check_relro(elf):
            # Look for GNU_RELRO segment
            for segment in elf.iter_segments():
                if segment.header.get('p_type') == 'PT_GNU_RELRO':
                    return True
            return False

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(check_relro)
            return bool(result)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error checking RELRO: {e}")
            return False

    def _get_build_id(self):
        """Extract build ID from notes section."""
        def get_build_id(elf):
            # Look for build ID in notes sections
            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if section.name == '.note.gnu.build-id':
                    for note in section.iter_notes():
                        if note['n_type'] == 'NT_GNU_BUILD_ID':
                            # Convert bytes to hex string
                            build_id = note['n_desc']
                            if isinstance(build_id, bytes):
                                return build_id.hex()
                            return str(build_id)
            return None

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(get_build_id)
            return result
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting build ID: {e}")
            return None

    def _count_sections(self):
        """Count the number of sections in the ELF file."""
        def count_sections(elf):
            return elf.header.get('e_shnum', 0)

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(count_sections)
            return result if result is not None else 0
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error counting sections: {e}")
            return 0

    def _count_segments(self):
        """Count the number of segments (program headers) in the ELF file."""
        def count_segments(elf):
            return elf.header.get('e_phnum', 0)

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(count_segments)
            return result if result is not None else 0
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error counting segments: {e}")
            return 0

    def _count_symbols(self):
        """Count the total number of symbols in symbol tables."""
        def count_symbols(elf):
            symbol_count = 0
            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if hasattr(section, 'iter_symbols'):
                    symbol_count += section.num_symbols()
            return symbol_count

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(count_symbols)
            return result if result is not None else 0
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error counting symbols: {e}")
            return 0

    def _get_dependencies(self):
        """Get list of dynamic dependencies."""
        def get_dependencies(elf):
            dependencies = []
            dynamic_section = elf.get_section_by_name('.dynamic')
            if dynamic_section:
                for tag in dynamic_section.iter_tags():
                    if tag.entry.d_tag == 'DT_NEEDED':
                        dependencies.append(tag.needed)
            return dependencies

        try:
            result = self._with_elf_file(get_dependencies)
            return result if result is not None else []
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error getting dependencies: {e}")
            return []