James Graham

32 papers A* 2B 3C 1Journal 10Unranked 16
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Balreet Grewal, James Graham, Jeff Muizelaar, Jan Honza Odvarko, Suhaib Mujahid, Marco Castelluccio, Cor-Paul Bezemer
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Nile Dixon, Stephen D. Monk, James Graham, David Cheneler
2021 J jnl
Sensors
Graeme Turkington, Kelum A. A. Gamage, James Graham
2021 J jnl
Sensors
Graeme Turkington, Kelum A. A. Gamage, James Graham
2019 conf
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Mehdi Sabraoui, Jeffrey L. Hieb, Adrian P. Lauf, James Graham
2019 conf
IEEE SENSORS
Nicole E. Weckman, Niklas Ermann, Richard Gutierrez, Kaikai Chen, James Graham, Andrew Heron, Ulrich F. Keyser
2018 conf
ISSPIT
James Graham, Ashwin Fisher
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Adrian Horzyk, Janusz A. Starzyk, James Graham
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Neural Networks Learn. Syst.
Janusz A. Starzyk, James Graham, Leszek Puzio
2016 conf
ISIE
James Graham, Jeffrey L. Hieb, John Naber
2016 conf
ICBO/BioCreative
Jonathan Bisson, James McAlpine, James Graham, Guido Pauli
2014 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Their Appl.
Michael L. McIntyre, William Burke, Joseph Latham, James Graham
2013 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.
Martin G. Roberts, James Graham, Hugh Devlin
2010 conf
ISBI
Martin G. Roberts, James Graham, Hugh Devlin
2010 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Mehmet Celenk, Thomas Conley, John Willis, James Graham
2009 conf
VISAPP (1)
James Graham, Mehmet Celenk, John Willis, Thomas Conley, Haluk Eren
2008 conf
ICDIM
Mehmet Celenk, Thomas Conley, John Willis, James Graham
2008 B conf
SMC
Mehmet Celenk, Thomas Conley, James Graham, John Willis
2008 conf
VISAPP (2)
Mehmet Celenk, James Graham, Santosh Singh
2007 conf
ICIP (4)
Mehmet Celenk, James Graham, Don Venable, Mark Smearcheck
2007 conf
IFIP Int. Conf. Digital Forensics
Doug Wampler, James Graham
2007 conf
SITIS
Mehmet Celenk, Don Venable, Mark Smearcheck, James Graham
2007 conf
ISBI
Philip D. Allen, James Graham, Damian J. J. Farnell, Elizabeth J. Marjanovic, Judith Adams, Reinhilde Jacobs, Kety Nicopolou-Karayianni, Christina Lindh, Paul F. van der Stelt, Keith Horner, Hugh Devlin
2007 A* conf
CVPR
Mehmet Celenk, James Graham, Kai-Jen Cheng
2007 conf
AGILE
Richard Moore, Kelly Reff, James Graham, Brian Hackerson
2006 conf
ISBI
Philip D. Allen, James Graham, David C. Williamson, Charles E. Hutchinson
2006 conf
ISBI
James Graham, Kolawole O. Babalola, William Honer, Donna Lang, Lili Kopala, Robert Vandorpe
2005 C conf
IGARSS
Luc Brule, Daniel Delisle, Hans Baeggli, James Graham
2000 B conf
SMC
James Graham, C. David Page, Alan Wild
2000 B conf
SMC
Brian Wilson, James Graham, Peter Quesada, Claudio Maldonado, Haldun Orhun, John Barker, Amit Gupta
2000 J jnl
Nucleic Acids Res.
Joby M. Chesnick, Megan Goff, James Graham, Christopher Ocampo, B. Franz Lang, Elias Seif, Gertraud Burger
1986 A* conf
ICRA
Jose Bravo, James Graham, Mark Steiner
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_imports.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_imports.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 ELFImport


class ELFImportExtractor(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_imports = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_imports"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _get_import_libraries(self, elf) -> List[str]:
        """Extract imported libraries from dynamic section."""
        libraries = []

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

            # Extract DT_NEEDED entries (required libraries)
            for tag in dynamic_section.iter_tags():
                if tag.entry.d_tag == 'DT_NEEDED':
                    libraries.append(tag.needed)

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting import libraries: {e}")

        return libraries

    def _get_imported_functions_from_symbols(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract imported functions from dynamic symbol table."""
        imported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Get the dynamic symbol table
            dynsym_section = elf.get_section_by_name('.dynsym')
            if not dynsym_section or not hasattr(dynsym_section, 'iter_symbols'):
                return imported_functions

            # Look for undefined symbols (imports)
            for symbol in dynsym_section.iter_symbols():
                # Check if symbol is undefined (imported)
                if (symbol.entry.get('st_shndx', 0) == 'SHN_UNDEF' and
                    symbol.name and
                    symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('bind') in ['STB_GLOBAL', 'STB_WEAK']):
                    imported_functions.add(symbol.name)

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

        return imported_functions

    def _get_imported_functions_from_relocations(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract imported functions from relocation sections."""
        imported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Look through relocation sections
            for section in elf.iter_sections():
                if hasattr(section, 'iter_relocations'):
                    try:
                        for relocation in section.iter_relocations():
                            # Get symbol associated with relocation
                            if hasattr(relocation, 'symbol') and relocation.symbol:
                                symbol_name = relocation.symbol.name
                                if symbol_name:
                                    imported_functions.add(symbol_name)
                    except Exception as e:
                        self.log.debug(f"Could not process relocations in section {section.name}: {e}")

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

        return imported_functions

    def _get_plt_functions(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract functions from PLT (Procedure Linkage Table) sections."""
        plt_functions = set()

        try:
            # Look for PLT-related sections
            plt_sections = ['.plt', '.plt.got', '.plt.sec']

            for section_name in plt_sections:
                section = elf.get_section_by_name(section_name)
                if section:
                    # PLT functions are typically associated with relocations
                    # We'll get them from the relocation analysis
                    pass

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

        return plt_functions

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

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

            def extract_data(elf):
                # Extract import libraries
                import_libraries = self._get_import_libraries(elf)

                # Extract imported functions from multiple sources
                imported_functions = set()

                # From dynamic symbols
                symbol_imports = self._get_imported_functions_from_symbols(elf)
                imported_functions.update(symbol_imports)

                # From relocations
                relocation_imports = self._get_imported_functions_from_relocations(elf)
                imported_functions.update(relocation_imports)

                # From PLT
                plt_imports = self._get_plt_functions(elf)
                imported_functions.update(plt_imports)

                # Convert to sorted lists for consistent output
                import_libraries_list = sorted(list(set(import_libraries)))
                import_functions_list = sorted(list(imported_functions))

                # Return ELFImport dataclass
                return ELFImport(
                    elf_imports_total=len(import_functions_list),
                    elf_import_libraries=import_libraries_list,
                    elf_import_functions=import_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_imports = result
            return self.elf_imports

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting ELF imports {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_imports
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            try:
                if not self.elf_imports:
                    return None

                # Prepare data array
                data = [[
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    self.elf_imports.elf_imports_total,
                    self.elf_imports.elf_import_libraries,
                    self.elf_imports.elf_import_functions,
                    datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                ]]

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'elf_imports_total',
                    'elf_import_libraries',
                    'elf_import_functions',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

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

                if not data:
                    return None

                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_imports"