Naveed Ikram

41 papers A 5B 1C 5Journal 19Unranked 10
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 J jnl
Educ. Inf. Technol.
Bushra Hamid, Naveed Ikram
2024 J jnl
Educ. Inf. Technol.
Farkhanda Qamar, Naveed Ikram
2024 J jnl
Educ. Inf. Technol.
Bushra Hamid, Naveed Ikram
2023 J jnl
Int. J. Mob. Commun.
Naurin Farooq Khan, Naveed Ikram, Sumera Saleem
2023 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Naurin Farooq Khan, Naveed Ikram, Hajra Murtaza, Mehwish Javed
2023 J jnl
Kybernetes
Naurin Farooq Khan, Naveed Ikram, Hajra Murtaza, Muhammad Aslam Asadi
2022 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Naurin Farooq Khan, Amber Yaqoob, Muhammad Saud Khan, Naveed Ikram
2022 J jnl
J. Syst. Softw.
Muhammad Nasir, Naveed Ikram, Zakia Jalil
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Habib Ullah Khan, Mahmood Khan Niazi, Mohamed El-Attar, Naveed Ikram, Siffat Ullah Khan, Asif Qumer Gill
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Muhammad Nasir, Naveed Ikram, Zakia Jalil
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Salma Imtiaz, Naveed Ikram
2020 C conf
ICSOFT
Muneeba Jilani, Naveed Ikram
2018 J jnl
Requir. Eng.
Talat Ambreen, Naveed Ikram, Muhammad Usman, Mahmood Khan Niazi
2018 ed.
APRES
Massila Kamalrudin, Sabrina Ahmad, Naveed Ikram
2017 conf
APRES
Anbreen Javed, Naveed Ikram, Faiza Ghazanfar
2017 J jnl
IEEE Access
Basit Shahzad, Abdullatif M. Abdullatif, Naveed Ikram, Atif Mashkoor
2017 J jnl
J. Inf. Sci. Eng.
Sehrish Ferdous, Naveed Ikram
2017 J jnl
J. Softw. Evol. Process.
Salma Imtiaz, Naveed Ikram
2016 C conf
ICGSE
Talat Ambreen, Naveed Ikram
2016 B conf
XP
Muhammad Waseem, Naveed Ikram
2016 conf
ICSSA
Naurin Farooq Khan, Naveed Ikram
2015 conf
APRES
Asma Naveed, Naveed Ikram
2015 conf
APRES
Naveed Ikram, Sonia Naz
2014 conf
APRES
Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram
2014 conf
EmpiRE
Naveed Ikram, Surayya Siddiqui, Naurin Farooq Khan
2014 conf
EmpiRE
Muneera Bano, Didar Zowghi, Naveed Ikram
2014 J jnl
IET Softw.
Muneera Bano, Didar Zowghi, Naveed Ikram, Mahmood Khan Niazi
2013 A conf
EASE
Salma Imtiaz, Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram, Mahmood Khan Niazi
2013 J jnl
IET Softw.
Mahmood Khan Niazi, Naveed Ikram, Asif Qumer Gill, Mohammed Rafi Ul Hassan
2013 J jnl
IET Softw.
Mahmood Khan Niazi, Naveed Ikram, Muneera Bano, Salma Imtiaz, Siffat Ullah Khan
2013 A conf
EASE
Nadia Qureshi, Muhammad Usman, Naveed Ikram
2012 A conf
EASE
Muneera Bano, Salma Imtiaz, Naveed Ikram, Mahmood Niazi, Muhammad Usman
2012 A conf
EASE
Mahmood Niazi, Mohamed El-Attar, Muhammad Usman, Naveed Ikram
2010 C conf
ICSEA
Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram
2010 J jnl
Electron. Commun. Eur. Assoc. Softw. Sci. Technol.
Zulqarnain Hashmi, Siraj Ahmed Shaikh, Naveed Ikram
2010 conf
CSEE&T
Muhammad Usman, Javed I. Khan, Manas Hardas, Naveed Ikram
2010 A conf
EASE
Siffat Ullah Khan, Mahmood Niazi, Naveed Ikram
2010 conf
PROFES (2)
Muneera Bano, Naveed Ikram, Mahmood Niazi
2009 conf
ICSOFT (1)
Rahila Ejaz, Naveed Ikram, Salma Imtiaz
2008 C conf
ICSEA
Salma Imtiaz, Naveed Ikram, Saima Imtiaz
2006 C conf
APSEC
Shahzad Anwer, Naveed Ikram
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py python
from collections import deque
from enum import Enum

from binaryninja.enums import (
    BranchType,
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from ..utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256


class CFGAnalysis:
    def __init__(self, function):
        self.function = function

    def determine_block_type(self, block) -> str:
        """Determine the type of a basic block."""
        # Check if it's a thunk function (usually just a jump or call)
        if len(block.disassembly_text) <= 2 and any(
            "jmp" in line.tokens[0].text.lower() for line in block.disassembly_text
        ):
            return "THUNK"

        # Check if it contains only data (no valid instructions)
        if all(not line.tokens for line in block.disassembly_text):
            return "DATA"

        # Default to code
        return "CODE"

    def extract_cyclomatic_complexity(self):
        """
        Cyclomatic complexity (McCabe’s metric) measures the number of linearly independent paths
        through a function’s control flow graph (CFG).
        The standard formula is:

            M = E - N + 2

        where:
            - E = number of edges in the CFG
            - N = number of nodes (basic blocks)
            - 2 accounts for the entry and exit nodes of a single connected graph
        """
        if self.function is None:
            return 0

        # number of basic blocks
        num_blocks = len(self.function.basic_blocks)
        # number of edges in the graph
        num_edges = sum(
            len(basic_block.outgoing_edges)
            for basic_block in self.function.basic_blocks
        )
        return num_edges - num_blocks + 2

    def extract_function_cfg(self):
        """Extract information about a function CFG and return it as a dictionary."""

        function = self.function
        function_data = {
            "function_address": self.function.start,
            "blocks": [],
            "measures": {
                "cyclomatic_complexity": self.extract_cyclomatic_complexity(),
            },
        }

        if self.function is None:
            return function_data

        # Get the map of the depth associated to every block
        depths = self.get_map_depth()

        # Get the map of the positions associated to every block
        id_maps = self.get_block_id_map()

        # Extract block data with graph structure information
        for block in function.basic_blocks:
            # dominators per every block translated
            dominators = sorted(self.extract_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # post dominators
            post_dominators = sorted(self.extract_post_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # Build block instructions string
            block_instructions = "\n".join(str(line) for line in block.disassembly_text)

            # Determine block type
            block_type = self.determine_block_type(block)

            # Extract successors directly from basic block
            successor_blocks = [edge.target.start for edge in block.outgoing_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            successor_blocks.sort()

            # Extract predecessors directly from basic block
            predecessor_blocks = [edge.source.start for edge in block.incoming_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            predecessor_blocks.sort()

            # Determine branch type from outgoing edges
            branch_type = self.determine_branch_type(block)

            instructions_count = len(block.disassembly_text)

            # Create block record
            block_json = {
                "function_address": self.function.start,
                "block_start_address": block.start,
                "block_end_address": block.end,
                "block_size": block.end - block.start,
                "instructions_count": instructions_count,
                "block_instructions_hash": calculate_sha256(block_instructions),
                "predecessor_blocks": predecessor_blocks,
                "successor_blocks": successor_blocks,
                "depth": depths[block.start],
                "position": id_maps[block.start],
                "branch_type": branch_type,
                "block_type": block_type,
                "flags": self.extract_block_flags(block),
                "dominators": dominators,
                "post_dominators": post_dominators,
            }
            function_data["blocks"].append(block_json)

        return function_data

    def extract_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the dominators normalized"""
        dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.dominators]
        return dom_idx

    def extract_post_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the post-dominators normalized"""
        post_dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.post_dominators]
        return post_dom_idx

    def determine_branch_type(self, block):
        """
        Determine the type of branch at the end of a basic block.
        This combines edge type information with instruction analysis.
        """
        # If no outgoing edges, it might be a return or terminal block
        if not block.outgoing_edges:
            # Check if the last instruction is a return
            for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
                if line.tokens and any(
                    token.text.lower() in ["ret", "retn"] for token in line.tokens
                ):
                    return "RETURN"
            return "UNKNOWN"

        # Collect branch types from all outgoing edges
        branch_types = []
        for edge in block.outgoing_edges:
            edge_type = edge.type
            # Map edge type to our branch type enum
            if isinstance(edge_type, str):
                if edge_type == "IndirectCall":
                    branch_types.append("CALL")
                else:
                    branch_types.append("UNKNOWN")
            else:
                # Use our mapping for integer/enum values
                type_mapping = {
                    BranchType.UnconditionalBranch: "DIRECT",
                    BranchType.FalseBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.TrueBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.CallDestination: "CALL",
                    BranchType.FunctionReturn: "RETURN",
                    BranchType.SystemCall: "CALL",
                    BranchType.IndirectBranch: "INDIRECT",
                    BranchType.ExceptionBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UnresolvedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UserDefinedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                }
                branch_types.append(type_mapping.get(edge_type, "UNKNOWN"))

        # Determine overall branch type (prioritize CALL > RETURN > CONDITIONAL > DIRECT)
        if "CALL" in branch_types:
            return "CALL"
        elif "RETURN" in branch_types:
            return "RETURN"
        elif "CONDITIONAL" in branch_types:
            return "CONDITIONAL"
        elif "DIRECT" in branch_types:
            return "DIRECT"
        elif len(block.outgoing_edges) == 1:
            return "FALLTHROUGH"

        # If edge analysis was inconclusive, fall back to instruction analysis
        last_instr = None
        for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
            if line.tokens:
                last_instr = line
                break

        if last_instr:
            mnemonic = None
            for token in last_instr.tokens:
                if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                    mnemonic = token.text.lower()
                    break

            if mnemonic:
                if mnemonic == "call":
                    return "CALL"
                elif mnemonic == "jmp":
                    return "DIRECT"
                elif mnemonic.startswith("j") and mnemonic != "jmp":
                    return "CONDITIONAL"
                elif mnemonic in ["ret", "retn"]:
                    return "RETURN"

        return "UNKNOWN"

    def get_map_depth(self):
        """
        Run a BFS on the basic blocks of the function to assign a depth to every block
        """

        depths = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        ### Simple BFS
        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)
        depths[entry.start] = 0

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            b_depth = depths[b.start]
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in depths:
                    depths[tgt.start] = b_depth + 1
                    q.append(tgt)

        return depths

    def get_block_id_map(self):
        """
        Assign a unique, sequential ID to each basic block of the function using a BFS starting from the entry block.
        """

        id_map = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)

        current_id = 0
        id_map[entry.start] = current_id

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in id_map:
                    current_id += 1
                    id_map[tgt.start] = current_id
                    q.append(tgt)

        return id_map

    def extract_block_flags(self, block):
        """
        Get the flags for every basic block. Currently, we implemented these heuristics:
            - if a basic block is the entry node for a function
            - if a basic block is the exit block for a function
            - if a basic block is part of a natural loop
        """
        flags = []

        if block.start == self.function.start:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.EntryBlock.value)

        if any(edge.type == BranchType.FunctionReturn for edge in block.outgoing_edges):
            flags.append(BlockFlags.ExitBlock.value)

        # if this block is in its dominance frontier, then it's part of a natural loop
        if block in block.dominance_frontier:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.LoopBlock.value)

        return flags


class BlockFlags(Enum):
    # generally, the basic block identifying the entry point of the function
    EntryBlock = "EntryBlock"
    # any basic blocks that makes the control flow exiting from the current function
    ExitBlock = "ExitBlock"
    # any block is in a natural loop if it is in its own dominance frontier
    LoopBlock = "LoopBlock"


class BlockType(Enum):
    THUNK = "THUNK"
    DATA = "DATA"
    PADDING = "PADDING"
    CODE = "CODE"