Nana Kankam Gyimah

11 papers B 1Journal 9Unranked 1
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Arthur Mukwaya, Nancy Kasamala, Nana Kankam Gyimah, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi, Denis Ruganuza, Mark Ngotonie
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Methusela Sulle, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi, Nana Kankam Gyimah, Jaylen Roberts, Denis Ruganuza
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Hannah Musau, Nana Kankam Gyimah, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Robert Akinie, Nana Kankam Gyimah, Mansi Bhavsar, John C. Kelly
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Methusela Sulle, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi, Nana Kankam Gyimah
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Methusela Sulle, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi, Nana Kankam Gyimah
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Nana Kankam Gyimah, Judith Mwakalonge, Gurcan Comert, Saidi Siuhi, Robert Akinie, Methusela Sulle, Denis Ruganuza, Benibo Izison, Arthur Mukwaya
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Nana Kankam Gyimah, Robert Akinie, Xuyang Yan, Mahmoud Nabil, Kishor Datta Gupta, Abdollah Homaifar, Vahid Hemmati, Daniel Opoku
2023 conf
CCWC
Nana Kankam Gyimah, Kishor Datta Gupta, Mahmoud Nabil, Xuyang Yan, Abenezer Girma, Abdollah Homaifar, Daniel Opoku
2021 B conf
SMC
Nana Kankam Gyimah, Abenezer Girma, Mahmoud Nabil Mahmoud, Shamila Nateghi, Abdollah Homaifar, Daniel Opoku
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Nana Kankam Gyimah, Abenezer Girma, M. Nabil Mahmoud, Shamila Nateghi, Abdollah Homaifar, Daniel Opoku
redb/extractors/decompiler/apk/apktool_wrapper.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/apk/apktool_wrapper.py python
"""Apktool disassembler subprocess wrapper.

Manages apktool subprocess execution for smali disassembly,
following the CAPA extractor subprocess pattern.
"""

import os
import signal
import subprocess
from typing import List, Optional


class ApktoolDisassembler:
    """Subprocess wrapper for apktool smali disassembly."""

    def __init__(
        self, apktool_path: str = None, timeout: int = None, log=None
    ):
        self.apktool_path = apktool_path or os.getenv("APKTOOL_PATH", "apktool")
        self.timeout = timeout or int(os.getenv("APKTOOL_TIMEOUT", "120"))
        self.log = log

    def disassemble(self, apk_path: str, output_dir: str) -> bool:
        """Run apktool disassembly on an APK file.

        Returns True on success, False on failure.
        """
        cmd = [
            self.apktool_path,
            "d",
            "--no-res",
            "--force",
            "--output", output_dir,
            apk_path,
        ]

        try:
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                cmd,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid,
            )

            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=self.timeout)
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    if self.log:
                        self.log.warning(
                            f"apktool returned non-zero exit code {process.returncode}: "
                            f"{stderr[:500] if stderr else 'no stderr'}"
                        )
                    return False
                return True

            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                if self.log:
                    self.log.error(
                        f"apktool timed out after {self.timeout}s"
                    )
                try:
                    os.killpg(os.getpgid(process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
                    process.wait(timeout=3)
                except (ProcessLookupError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
                    try:
                        os.killpg(os.getpgid(process.pid), signal.SIGKILL)
                    except ProcessLookupError:
                        pass
                return False

        except FileNotFoundError:
            if self.log:
                self.log.error(
                    f"apktool not found at '{self.apktool_path}'. "
                    "Install apktool or set APKTOOL_PATH env var."
                )
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            if self.log:
                self.log.error(f"apktool execution error: {e}")
            return False

    def get_smali_directories(self, output_dir: str) -> List[str]:
        """Return paths to all smali output directories.

        Handles multi-DEX: smali/, smali_classes2/, smali_classes3/, etc.
        """
        smali_dirs = []
        if not os.path.isdir(output_dir):
            return smali_dirs

        for entry in sorted(os.listdir(output_dir)):
            if entry == "smali" or entry.startswith("smali_classes"):
                full_path = os.path.join(output_dir, entry)
                if os.path.isdir(full_path):
                    smali_dirs.append(full_path)

        return smali_dirs