Karl Seidenfad

16 papers C 9Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 conf
HICSS
Maximilian Greiner, Christian Zeiß, Nicolas Neis, Karl Seidenfad, Ulrike Lechner, Axel Winkelmann
2025 C conf
I4CS
Judith Strussenberg, Karl Seidenfad, Maximilian Greiner, Kevin Riesel, Jan Biermann, Ulrike Lechner
2025 C conf
ICBC
Jan Biermann, Maximilian Greiner, Karl Seidenfad, Tobias Fertig, Ulrike Lechner
2024 conf
SII
Karl Seidenfad, Maximilian Greiner, Jan Biermann, Ulrike Lechner
2024 conf
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Maximilian Greiner, Christian Zeiß, Nicolas Neis, Karl Seidenfad, Ulrike Lechner, Axel Winkelmann
2024 C conf
I4CS
Karl Seidenfad, Maximilian Greiner, Jan Biermann, David Dannenberg, Sven Keineke, Ulrike Lechner
2024 C conf
I4CS
Maximilian Greiner, Karl Seidenfad, Christoph Langewisch, Andreas Hofmann, Ulrike Lechner
2024 C conf
I4CS
Michael Hofmeier, Karl Seidenfad, Manfred Hofmeier, Wolfgang Hommel
2023 C conf
I4CS
Karl Seidenfad, Maximilian Greiner, Jan Biermann, Ulrike Lechner
2023 C conf
ICBC
Karl Seidenfad, Jan Biermann, Ulrike Lechner
2023 conf
AMCIS
Manfred Hofmeier, Karl Seidenfad, Andreas Rieb, Ulrike Lechner
2023 conf
MILCOM
Michael Hofmeier, Karl Seidenfad, Wolfgang Hommel
2022 C conf
I4CS
Karl Seidenfad, Tobias Wagner, Razvan Hrestic, Ulrike Lechner
2021 C conf
I4CS
Karl Seidenfad, Tim Hoiss, Ulrike Lechner
2021 conf
DAPPS
Tim Hoiss, Karl Seidenfad, Ulrike Lechner
2021 conf
IEEE ICBC
Dennis Lamken, Tobias Wagner, Tim Hoiss, Karl Seidenfad, Andreas Hermann, Mehmet Kus, Ulrike Lechner
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py python
from collections import deque
from binaryninja import highlevelil
from binaryninja.enums import HighLevelILOperation


class ObfuscationScores:
    def __init__(self, hlil_function):
        self.function = hlil_function
        self._basic_blocks = list(hlil_function.basic_blocks) if hlil_function and hlil_function.basic_blocks else []
        self._block_count = len(self._basic_blocks)

    def flattened_score(self):
        """
        A heuristic for detecting control flow flattening from Tim Blazytko.
        Source: https://www.synthesis.to/2021/03/03/flattening_detection.html
        """
        if self._block_count == 0:
            return 0.0

        max_flattening_ratio = 0.0

        for basic_block in self._basic_blocks:
            dominated = get_dominated_by(basic_block)
            if not any(edge.source in dominated for edge in basic_block.incoming_edges):
                continue
            ratio = len(dominated) / self._block_count
            if ratio > max_flattening_ratio:
                max_flattening_ratio = ratio

        return max_flattening_ratio

    def MBA_score(self):
        """
        Score for MBA is obtained by the number of instructions that have at least one arithmetic operation and
        one logic operation DIVIDED by the number of instructions.
        """
        total = 0
        mba_count = 0

        for ins in self.function.instructions:
            total += 1
            if uses_mba(ins):
                mba_count += 1

        if total == 0:
            return 0.0

        return mba_count / total

def get_dominated_by(dominator):
    """
    Get the dominators that are dominated by the given dominator.
    (To recall the theory, a basic block B is called dominator for A if every path from START
    to A must include B)
    """
    result = set()
    worklist = deque([dominator])

    while worklist:
        block = worklist.popleft()
        if block in result:
            continue
        result.add(block)
        worklist.extend(block.dominator_tree_children)

    return result

_ARITHMETIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_ADD,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NEG,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_SUB,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MUL,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_DIVS,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MODS,
})

_LOGIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NOT,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_AND,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_OR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_XOR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSL,
})

_MBA_OPS = _ARITHMETIC_OPS | _LOGIC_OPS

def uses_mba(hlil_instruction):
    uses_logic = False
    uses_arithmetic = False
    stack = [hlil_instruction]

    while stack:
        instruction = stack.pop()

        if not isinstance(instruction, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
            continue

        op = instruction.operation

        if op not in _MBA_OPS:
            for operand in instruction.operands:
                if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                    stack.append(operand)
            continue

        if op in _ARITHMETIC_OPS:
            uses_arithmetic = True
        else:
            uses_logic = True

        if uses_logic and uses_arithmetic:
            return True

        for operand in instruction.operands:
            if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                stack.append(operand)

    return False