James Xi Zheng

47 papers A* 2A 1B 1C 1Misc 1Journal 32Unranked 9
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Serv. Comput.
Yuzhu Liang, Mujun Yin, Wenhua Wang, Qin Liu, Liang Wang, James Xi Zheng, Tian Wang
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Guangquan Xu, Shicheng Feng, Hao Xi, Qingyang Yan, Wenshan Li, Cong Wang, Wei Wang, Shaoying Liu, Zhihong Tian, James Xi Zheng
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Mob. Comput.
Guo Li, Jiandian Zeng, Zihao Peng, Yuzhu Liang, James Xi Zheng, Tian Wang
2025 conf
PAKDD (6)
Hiep Vo, Zhiyi Tian, Chenhan Zhang, James Xi Zheng, Shui Yu
2025 J jnl
Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.
Jianchao Lu, Yuzhe Tian, Yang Zhang, Quan Z. Sheng, James Xi Zheng
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Software Eng.
Yao Deng, Zhi Tu, Jiaohong Yao, Mengshi Zhang, Tianyi Zhang, James Xi Zheng
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Sebastian Schroder, Yao Deng, Alice James, Avishkar Seth, Kye Morton, Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Richard Han, James Xi Zheng
2024 J jnl
Inf.
Qiong Li, Wanlei Zhou, James Xi Zheng
2024 J jnl
IEEE ACM Trans. Audio Speech Lang. Process.
Chuxuan Tong, Iynkaran Natgunanathan, Yong Xiang, Jianhua Li, Tianrui Zong, James Xi Zheng, Longxiang Gao
2024 J jnl
ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol.
Changjie Shao, Gaolei Li, Jun Wu, James Xi Zheng
2024 J jnl
ACM Trans. Knowl. Discov. Data
Jingyi Cui, Guangquan Xu, Jian Liu, Shicheng Feng, Jianli Wang, Hao Peng, Shihui Fu, Zhaohua Zheng, James Xi Zheng, Shaoying Liu
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Mob. Comput.
Chenhao Xu, Jiaqi Ge, Yong Li, Yao Deng, Longxiang Gao, Mengshi Zhang, Yong Xiang, James Xi Zheng
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Software Eng.
Yao Deng, James Xi Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Huai Liu, Guannan Lou, Miryung Kim, Tsong Yueh Chen
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Cloud Comput.
Kuan Wang, Jun Wu, James Xi Zheng, Jianhua Li, Wu Yang, Athanasios V. Vasilakos
2023 J jnl
Digit. Commun. Networks
Guangquan Xu, Wenyu Dong, Jun Xing, Wenqing Lei, Jian Liu, Lixiao Gong, Meiqi Feng, James Xi Zheng, Shaoying Liu
2023 Misc conf
SenSys
Haoxiang Yu, James Xi Zheng, Christine Julien
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Haoxiang Yu, Hsiao-Yuan Chen, Sangsu Lee, Sriram Vishwanath, James Xi Zheng, Christine Julien
2022 conf
MobiArch
Hiep Khac Vo, Mingjian Tang, James Xi Zheng, Shui Yu
2022 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Qianqian Pan, Jun Wu, James Xi Zheng, Wu Yang, Jianhua Li
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Parallel Distributed Syst.
Xianzhi Zhang, Yipeng Zhou, Di Wu, Miao Hu, James Xi Zheng, Min Chen, Song Guo
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Jianchao Lu, Yuzhe Tian, Shuang Wang, Michael Sheng, James Xi Zheng
2022 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Youhua Xia, Tiehua Zhang, Libing Wu, James Xi Zheng, Jiong Jin
2022 J jnl
J. Parallel Distributed Comput.
Guangquan Xu, Hongpeng Bai, Jun Xing, Tao Luo, Neal N. Xiong, Xiaochun Cheng, Shaoying Liu, James Xi Zheng
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Yao Deng, James Xi Zheng, Mengshi Zhang, Guannan Lou, Tianyi Zhang
2021 conf
MET@ICSE
Yao Deng, Guannan Lou, James Xi Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Miryung Kim, Huai Liu, Chen Wang, Tsong Yueh Chen
2021 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics
Jian Xu, Qingyu Meng, Jun Wu, James Xi Zheng, Xuyun Zhang, Suraj Sharma
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Wenzhuo Yang, Yipeng Zhou, Miao Hu, Di Wu, James Xi Zheng, Hui Wang, Song Guo
2021 conf
iThings/GreenCom/CPSCom/SmartData/Cybermatics
Zhenxiao Luo, Guopin Tang, Chen Wang, Yipeng Zhou, James Xi Zheng, Jessie Hui Wang, Gang Liu, Di Wu
2021 conf
iThings/GreenCom/CPSCom/SmartData/Cybermatics
James Xi Zheng, Tom H. Luan, Xiao Liu
2021 A* conf
ASE
Rui Li, Huai Liu, Guannan Lou, James Xi Zheng, Xiao Liu, Tsong Yueh Chen
2021 J jnl
Inf. Fusion
Tian Wang, Pan Wang, Shaobin Cai, James Xi Zheng, Ying Ma, Weijia Jia, Guojun Wang
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Xianzhi Zhang, Yipeng Zhou, Di Wu, Miao Hu, James Xi Zheng, Min Chen, Song Guo
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Guannan Lou, Yuze Liu, Tiehua Zhang, James Xi Zheng
2020 conf
PerCom Workshops
Tiehua Zhang, Zhishu Shen, Jiong Jin, James Xi Zheng
2020 B conf
TrustCom
James Jin Kang, Mahdi Dibaei, Gang Luo, Wencheng Yang, James Xi Zheng
2020 J jnl
CoRR
James Jin Kang, Mahdi Dibaei, Gang Luo, Wencheng Yang, James Xi Zheng
2020 A* conf
PerCom
Yao Deng, James Xi Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Chen Chen, Guannan Lou, Miryung Kim
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Min Fu, Gang Luo, James Xi Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Dongjin Yu, Miryung Kim
2020 A conf
ICSOC
Min Fu, Jiwei Guan, James Xi Zheng, Jie Zhou, Jianchao Lu, Tianyi Zhang, Shoujie Zhuo, Lijun Zhan, Jian Yang
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Min Fu, Jiwei Guan, James Xi Zheng, Jie Zhou, Jianchao Lu, Tianyi Zhang, Shoujie Zhuo, Lijun Zhan, Jian Yang
2020 conf
PerCom Workshops
James Xi Zheng
2020 conf
iThings/GreenCom/CPSCom/SmartData/Cybermatics
Samundra Deep, Yuzhe Tian, Jianchao Lu, Yipeng Zhou, James Xi Zheng
2020 J jnl
Comput. Commun.
Zhengjun Jing, Chunsheng Gu, Yong Li, Mengshi Zhang, Guangquan Xu, Alireza Jolfaei, Peizhong Shi, Chenkai Tan, James Xi Zheng
2020 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Guangquan Xu, Wei Wang, Litao Jiao, Xiaotong Li, Kaitai Liang, James Xi Zheng, Wenjuan Lian, Hequn Xian, Honghao Gao
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Siddhardha Balemarthy, Atul Sajjanhar, James Xi Zheng
2018 conf
ICC
Derek Wang, Wanlei Zhou, James Xi Zheng, Sheng Wen, Jun Zhang, Yang Xiang
2017 C conf
MobiQuitous
Amin Bakshandeh Abkenar, Seng W. Loke, James Xi Zheng, Arkady B. Zaslavsky
redb/extractors/capa.py
← Index redb/extractors/capa.py python
from dataclasses import asdict
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
import magic
from magika import Magika
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import CAPA
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)

class CAPAExtractor(Extractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath, 
            log, 
            exporters,
            index_prefix, 
            elastic_index, 
            known_benign, 
            known_malicious
        )
        self.capa = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-capa"

    def _replace_empty_keys(self, dictionary, replacement="default_empty_key"):
        """
        Replace empty keys in a dictionary with a specified replacement.

        Args:
        dictionary (dict): The input dictionary
        replacement (str): The replacement for empty keys (default: 'empty_key')

        Returns:
        dict: A new dictionary with empty keys replaced
        """
        # tmp_dict = {}
        # for k, v in dictionary.items():
        #     if k == '':
        #         tmp_dict[replacement] = dictionary[k]
        #     else:
        #         tmp_dict[k] = dictionary[k]
        # return tmp_dict
        return {(replacement if k == "" else k): v for k, v in dictionary.items()}

    def _extract_capa(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("CAPA_TIMEOUT")) # 5 minutes in seconds
        capa_command = [os.getenv("CAPA_PATH"), "-j", self.filepath] # COMMENT FOR TESTING ON MAC

        import signal

        # try:
        #     result = subprocess.run(
        #         capa_command, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=TIMEOUT
        #     )
        # except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        #     self.log.error(f"The capa command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds")
        #     return {}
        # except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        #     self.log.error(f"Error running capa: {e}")
        #     return {}

        # try:
        #     capa_output = json.loads(result.stdout)
        # except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        #     self.log.error("Error parsing capa output: {e}")
        #     return {}

        # Create a process group for easier termination of all child processes
        try:
            # Start the process in a new process group
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                capa_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid  # Use os.setsid() to create a new process group
            )
            
            # Implement timeout handling manually
            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                # Process completed within timeout
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running capa, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                # Kill the entire process group on timeout
                self.log.warning(f"The capa command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                
                try:
                    # Send SIGTERM to the entire process group
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    
                    # Give it a moment to terminate gracefully
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        # If it's still running after 3 seconds, send SIGKILL
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                        
                    process.wait()  # Make sure process resources are fully cleaned up
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                    
                return {}
                
            try:
                capa_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing capa output: {e}")
                return {}

            capa_dump = {}  # dictionalry of capabilities
            capabilities = set()  # list of capabilities
            namespaces = set()  # list of namespaces
            attack_dump = {}  # dictionary of tuples [tactic](technique, technique_id)
            tactics = set()  # list of tactics
            techniques = set()  # list of techniques
            techniques_id = set()  # list of techniques_id
            mbc_dump = {}  # dictionary of tuples [objective](behavior, behavior_id)
            mbc_objectives = set()  # list of objectives
            mbc_behaviors = set()  # list of behaviors
            mbc_behaviors_id = set()  # list of behaviors_id

            if isinstance(capa_output, dict) and "rules" in capa_output:
                rules = capa_output["rules"]
                if isinstance(rules, dict):
                    for rule_name, rule_data in rules.items():
                        if isinstance(rule_data, dict) and "meta" in rule_data:
                            meta = rule_data["meta"]
                            if isinstance(meta, dict):
                                # Process capabilities
                                namespace = meta.get("namespace", "").lower()
                                # if namespace != 'lib':
                                if namespace not in capa_dump:
                                    capa_dump[namespace] = []
                                    namespaces.add(namespace)
                                capa_dump[namespace].append(rule_name)
                                capabilities.add(rule_name)

                                # Process ATTACK information
                                if "attack" in meta:
                                    for attack_entry in meta["attack"]:
                                        tactic = attack_entry.get("tactic", "")
                                        technique = attack_entry.get("technique", "")
                                        id = attack_entry.get("id", "")
                                        if tactic and technique:
                                            if tactic in attack_dump:
                                                attack_dump[tactic].append((technique, id))
                                            else:
                                                attack_dump[tactic] = [(technique, id)]
                                            tactics.add(tactic)
                                            techniques.add(technique)
                                            techniques_id.add(id)

                                # Process MBC information
                                if "mbc" in meta:
                                    for mbc_entry in meta["mbc"]:
                                        objective = mbc_entry.get("objective", "")
                                        behavior = mbc_entry.get("behavior", "")
                                        id = mbc_entry.get("id", "")
                                        if objective and behavior:
                                            if objective in mbc_dump:
                                                mbc_dump[objective].append((behavior, id))
                                            else:
                                                mbc_dump[objective] = [(behavior, id)]
                                            mbc_objectives.add(objective)
                                            mbc_behaviors.add(behavior)
                                            mbc_behaviors_id.add(id)

            # return {
            #     'capabilities_all': json.dumps(capabilities_all, indent=2),
            #     'capabilities': list(capabilities),
            #     'namespaces': list(namespaces),
            #     'attack': json.dumps(attack, indent=2),
            #     'tactics': list(tactics),
            #     'techniques': list(techniques),
            #     'techniques_id': list(techniques_id),
            #     'mbc': json.dumps(mbc, indent=2),
            #     'mbc_objectives': list(mbc_objectives),
            #     'mbc_behaviors': list(mbc_behaviors),
            #     'mbc_behaviors_id': list(mbc_behaviors_id)
            # }

            capa_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(capa_dump)
            attack_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(attack_dump)
            mbc_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(mbc_dump)
            self.capa = CAPA(
                json.dumps(capa_dump, indent=2),
                list(capabilities),
                list(namespaces),
                json.dumps(attack_dump, indent=2),
                list(tactics),
                list(techniques),
                list(techniques_id),
                json.dumps(mbc_dump, indent=2),
                list(mbc_objectives),
                list(mbc_behaviors),
                list(mbc_behaviors_id),
            )
            self.log.debug(f"CAPA dump: {self.capa})")
            
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in CAPA extraction: {str(e)}")
            # Try to clean up any process if possible
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.capa
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            
            # Prepare data for multiple tables
            tables_data = {
                'multi_table': True,  # Flag for multi-table export
                
                # Raw data table
                'raw': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa',
                    'data': [[
                        self.sha256,
                        self.md5,
                        self.sha1,
                        current_time,
                        self.capa.capa_dump,  # capa_dump
                        self.capa.attack_dump,            # attack_dump
                        self.capa.mbc_dump                # mbc_dump
                    ]],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'capa_dump', 'attack_dump', 'mbc_dump'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'JSON', 'JSON', 'JSON'
                    ]
                },
                
                # Capabilities table
                'capabilities': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_capabilities',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time, namespace, capability]
                        for namespace, capabilities in json.loads(self.capa.capa_dump).items()
                        for capability in capabilities
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'namespace', 'capability'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                },
                
                # MITRE ATT&CK table
                'attack': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_attack',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time, 
                         tactic, technique[0], technique[1]]  # technique[0] is the name, technique[1] is the ID
                        for tactic, techniques in json.loads(self.capa.attack_dump).items()
                        for technique in techniques
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'tactic', 'technique', 'technique_id'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 
                        'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                },
                
                # MBC table
                'mbc': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_mbc',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time,
                         objective, behavior[0], behavior[1]]  # behavior[0] is the name, behavior[1] is the ID
                        for objective, behaviors in json.loads(self.capa.mbc_dump).items()
                        for behavior in behaviors
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'objective', 'behavior', 'behavior_id'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                        'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                }
            }
            
            return tables_data

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_capa"  # Return the main table name

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_capa()
            return self.capa  # Return the extracted data instead of exporting directly
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting CAPA: {e}")
            return None

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.CAPA.value