Nenad S. Mitic

18 papers Journal 12Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
J. Big Data
Nenad S. Mitic, Sasa N. Malkov, Mirjana M. Maljkovic, Aleksandar Veljkovic, Ivan Lj. Cukic, Xin Lin, Minjie Lyu, Vladimir Brusic
2023 J jnl
J. Big Data
Zoran Babovic, Branislav Bajat, Vladan Dokic, Filip Dordevic, Drazen Draskovic, Nenad Filipovic, Borko Furht, Nikola Gacic, Igor Ikodinovic, Marija Ilic, Ayhan Irfanoglu, Branislav Jelenkovic, Aleksandar Kartelj, Gerhard Klimeck, Nenad Korolija, Milos Kotlar, Milos Kovacevic, Vladan Kuzmanovic, Marko Marinkovic, Slobodan Markovic, Avi Mendelson, Veljko Milutinovic, Aleksandar Neskovic, Natasa Neskovic, Nenad S. Mitic, Bosko Nikolic, Konstantin Novoselov, Arun Prakash, Ivan Ratkovic, Zoran Stojadinovic, Andrey Ustyuzhanin, Stanislaw H. Zak
2023 J jnl
J. Big Data
Zoran Babovic, Branislav Bajat, Dusan Barac, Vesna Bengin, Vladan Dokic, Filip Dordevic, Drazen Draskovic, Nenad Filipovic, Stephan French, Borko Furht, Marija Ilic, Ayhan Irfanoglu, Aleksandar Kartelj, Milan Kilibarda, Gerhard Klimeck, Nenad Korolija, Milos Kotlar, Milos Kovacevic, Vladan Kuzmanovic, Jean-Marie Lehn, Dejan Madic, Marko Marinkovic, Miodrag M. Spalevic, Avi Mendelson, Fedor Mesinger, Gradimir V. Milovanovic, Veljko Milutinovic, Nenad S. Mitic, Aleksandar Neskovic, Natasa Neskovic, Bosko Nikolic, Konstantin Novoselov, Arun Prakash, Jelica Protic, Ivan Ratkovic, Diego Rios, Dan Shechtman, Zoran Stojadinovic, Andrey Ustyuzhanin, Stanislaw H. Zak
2021 conf
BIBM
Luning Yang, Yihan Zhang, Nenad S. Mitic, Derin B. Keskin, Guanglan Zhang, Lubomir T. Chitkushev, Richard Rankin, Vladimir Brusic
2021 conf
BIBM
Aleksandar Veljkovic, Mirjana M. Maljkovic, Nenad S. Mitic, Sasa N. Malkov, Minjie Lyu, Xin Lin, Marek T. Michalewicz, Guanglan Zhang, Vladimir Brusic
2021 conf
BIBM
Minjie Lyu, Yihan Zhang, Luning Yang, Xin Lin, Yilin Li, Huan Jin, Anthony Graham Bellotti, Nenad S. Mitic, Vladimir Brusic
2020 J jnl
Adv. Comput.
Milan Bankovic, Vladimir Filipovic, Jelena Graovac, Jelena Hadzi-Puric, Ali R. Hurson, Aleksandar Kartelj, Jovana J. Kovacevic, Nenad Korolija, Milos Kotlar, Nenad B. Krdzavac, Filip Maric, Sasa N. Malkov, Veljko Milutinovic, Nenad S. Mitic, Stefan Miskovic, Mladen Nikolic, Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Danijela Simic, Miodrag V. Zivkovic
2020 conf
BIBM
Luning Yang, Yihan Zhang, Nenad S. Mitic, Derin B. Keskin, Guanglan Zhang, Lou Chitkushev, Vladimir Brusic
2020 conf
BIBM
Luning Yang, Yihan Zhang, Nenad S. Mitic, Derin B. Keskin, Guanglan Zhang, Lou Chitkushev, Vladimir Brusic
2018 J jnl
J. Comput. Biol.
Ana M. Jelovic, Nenad S. Mitic, Samira Eshafah, Milos V. Beljanski
2018 J jnl
BMC Bioinform.
Nenad S. Mitic, Sasa N. Malkov, Jovana J. Kovacevic, Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Milos V. Beljanski
2016 J jnl
J. Biomed. Informatics
Davorka R. Jandrlic, Goran M. Lazic, Nenad S. Mitic, Mirjana D. Pavlovic
2014 J jnl
Soft Comput.
Aleksandar Kartelj, Nenad S. Mitic, Vladimir Filipovic, Dusan Tosic
2014 conf
IWBBIO
Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Vesna Pajic, Nenad S. Mitic, Jovana J. Kovacevic, Milos V. Beljanski
2011 J jnl
BMC Bioinform.
Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Nenad S. Mitic, Jovana J. Kovacevic, Zoran Obradovic, Sasa N. Malkov, Milos V. Beljanski
2009 J jnl
Comput. Methods Programs Biomed.
Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Nenad S. Mitic, Milos V. Beljanski
2008 J jnl
J. Biomed. Informatics
Nenad S. Mitic, Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Milos V. Beljanski
2004 J jnl
BMC Bioinform.
Gordana Pavlovic-Lazetic, Nenad S. Mitic, Milos V. Beljanski
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"