R. Benjamin Knapp

43 papers A 1B 6C 1Misc 2Journal 3Unranked 30
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 C conf
FIE
Lisa D. McNair, Thomas L. Martin, James Mathai, Baibhav Nepal, R. Benjamin Knapp, Termeh Rassi
2022 conf
PerCom Workshops
Reza Tasooji, Denis Gracanin, R. Benjamin Knapp
2019 conf
HCI (18)
Reza Tasooji, Nicole Buckingham, Denis Gracanin, R. Benjamin Knapp
2019 B conf
ACII
Brennon Bortz, Javier Jaimovich, R. Benjamin Knapp
2019 conf
ConTEL
Denis Gracanin, R. Benjamin Knapp, Thomas L. Martin, Sarah Parker
2018 conf
NIME
Koray Tahiroglu, Michael Gurevich, R. Benjamin Knapp
2018 conf
PerCom Workshops
Deba Pratim Saha, Thomas L. Martin, R. Benjamin Knapp
2017 conf
UbiComp/ISWC Adjunct
Deba Pratim Saha, R. Benjamin Knapp, Thomas L. Martin
2017 B conf
ACII
Wei Huang, R. Benjamin Knapp
2016 B conf
Intelligent Environments
Deba Pratim Saha, Brennon C. Bortz, Wei Huang, Thomas L. Martin, R. Benjamin Knapp
2015 conf
NIME
Javier Jaimovich, R. Benjamin Knapp
2015 conf
NIME
Brennon Bortz, Javier Jaimovich, R. Benjamin Knapp
2015 B conf
ACII
Wei Huang, Brennon Bortz, R. Benjamin Knapp
2015 B conf
ACII
Deba Pratim Saha, Thomas L. Martin, R. Benjamin Knapp
2014 J jnl
J. Ambient Intell. Smart Environ.
Julie Doyle, Andrea Kealy, John Loane, Lorcan Walsh, Brian O'Mullane, Carl Flynn, Andrew MacFarlane, Brennon Bortz, R. Benjamin Knapp, Rodd Bond
2014 J jnl
Comput. Music. J.
Eric D. Lyon, R. Benjamin Knapp, Gascia Ouzounian
2013 A conf
SIGCSE
Blake Sawyer, Jason B. Forsyth, Taylor O'Connor, Brennon Bortz, Teri Finn, Liesl Baum, Ivica Ico Bukvic, R. Benjamin Knapp, Dane Webster
2013 conf
NIME
Brennon Bortz, Aki Ishida, Ivica Ico Bukvic, R. Benjamin Knapp
2012 conf
CMMR
Javier Jaimovich, Niall Coghlan, R. Benjamin Knapp
2012 J jnl
Health Informatics J.
John Loane, Brian O'Mullane, Brennon Bortz, R. Benjamin Knapp
2012 conf
NIME
Gascia Ouzounian, R. Benjamin Knapp, Eric D. Lyon, Roger Luke DuBois
2012 conf
NIME
Javier Jaimovich, Miguel Angel Ortiz Pérez, Niall Coghlan, R. Benjamin Knapp
2012 conf
BCS HCI
Julie Doyle, Brian O'Mullane, Shauna McGee, R. Benjamin Knapp
2011 conf
AmI
Brian O'Mullane, Brennon Bortz, Ann O'Hannlon, John Loane, R. Benjamin Knapp
2011 conf
PervasiveHealth
John Loane, Brian O'Mullane, Brennon Bortz, R. Benjamin Knapp
2011 conf
PervasiveHealth
Julie Doyle, Brian O'Mullane, Ann O'Hannlon, R. Benjamin Knapp
2011 conf
ICMC
R. Benjamin Knapp, Eric D. Lyon
2010 conf
B-Interface
Javier Jaimovich, Niall Coghlan, R. Benjamin Knapp
2009 B conf
ACII
R. Benjamin Knapp, Javier Jaimovich, Niall Coghlan
2009 conf
ICMC
Javier Jaimovich, R. Benjamin Knapp
2009 conf
ICMC
Donal O'Brien, R. Benjamin Knapp
2008 conf
NIME
Nicholas Ward, Kedzie Penfield, Sile O'Modhrain, R. Benjamin Knapp
2008 conf
NIME
Niall Coghlan, R. Benjamin Knapp
2007 conf
CMMR
Miguel Angel Ortiz Pérez, R. Benjamin Knapp
2007 conf
ICMC
Miguel Angel Ortiz Pérez, R. Benjamin Knapp
2007 conf
NIME
Miguel Angel Ortiz Pérez, R. Benjamin Knapp, Michael Alcorn
2006 conf
NIME
R. Benjamin Knapp, Perry R. Cook
2005 conf
ICMC
R. Benjamin Knapp, Perry R. Cook
2002 conf
NIME
Atau Tanaka, R. Benjamin Knapp
1998 conf
International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies
David W. Patmore, R. Benjamin Knapp
1996 conf
ICNN
Michael Heinz, R. Benjamin Knapp
1988 Misc conf
ICASSP
R. Benjamin Knapp, Hugh S. Lusted
1988 Misc conf
ICASSP
R. Benjamin Knapp, Brent Townshend
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_sections.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_sections.py python
import inspect
import hashlib
import math
from collections import Counter
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any, List, Dict

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 ELFSection


class ELFSectionExtractor(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_sections = []
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_sections"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _is_empty_result(self, extracted_data) -> bool:
        """
        Override: Empty sections is an ERROR, not a valid empty case.
        A valid ELF file must have sections (at minimum a null section).
        """
        # Always return False - empty sections should be treated as an error
        return False

    def _calculate_entropy(self, data: bytes) -> float:
        """Calculate Shannon entropy of data."""
        if not data:
            return 0.0

        try:
            # Count frequency of each byte
            byte_counts = Counter(data)
            data_len = len(data)

            # Calculate entropy
            entropy = 0.0
            for count in byte_counts.values():
                if count > 0:
                    frequency = count / data_len
                    entropy -= frequency * math.log2(frequency)

            return entropy
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error calculating entropy: {e}")
            return 0.0

    def _map_section_type(self, sh_type_str: str) -> int:
        """Map section type string to enum value."""
        type_map = {
            'SHT_NULL': 0,
            'SHT_PROGBITS': 1,
            'SHT_SYMTAB': 2,
            'SHT_STRTAB': 3,
            'SHT_RELA': 4,
            'SHT_HASH': 5,
            'SHT_DYNAMIC': 6,
            'SHT_NOTE': 7,
            'SHT_NOBITS': 8,
            'SHT_REL': 9,
            'SHT_DYNSYM': 11
        }
        return type_map.get(sh_type_str, 0)

    def _decode_section_flags(self, flags: int) -> List[str]:
        """Decode section flags to human-readable strings."""
        flag_strings = []

        # Common ELF section flags
        if flags & 0x1:  # SHF_WRITE
            flag_strings.append('WRITE')
        if flags & 0x2:  # SHF_ALLOC
            flag_strings.append('ALLOC')
        if flags & 0x4:  # SHF_EXECINSTR
            flag_strings.append('EXECINSTR')
        if flags & 0x10:  # SHF_MERGE
            flag_strings.append('MERGE')
        if flags & 0x20:  # SHF_STRINGS
            flag_strings.append('STRINGS')
        if flags & 0x40:  # SHF_INFO_LINK
            flag_strings.append('INFO_LINK')
        if flags & 0x80:  # SHF_LINK_ORDER
            flag_strings.append('LINK_ORDER')
        if flags & 0x100:  # SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING
            flag_strings.append('OS_NONCONFORMING')
        if flags & 0x200:  # SHF_GROUP
            flag_strings.append('GROUP')
        if flags & 0x400:  # SHF_TLS
            flag_strings.append('TLS')

        return flag_strings if flag_strings else ['NONE']

    def _extract_section_data(self, section) -> Dict:
        """Extract data from a single section."""
        try:
            header = section.header

            # Get section name (handle empty names)
            section_name = section.name if section.name else f"<unnamed_{section.header.get('sh_name', 0)}>"

            # Get section type and map to enum
            sh_type_str = header.get('sh_type', 'SHT_NULL')
            section_type_enum = self._map_section_type(sh_type_str)
            section_type_str = sh_type_str.replace('SHT_', '') if sh_type_str.startswith('SHT_') else sh_type_str

            # Get section properties
            section_flags = header.get('sh_flags', 0)
            section_flags_str = self._decode_section_flags(section_flags)
            section_addr = header.get('sh_addr', 0)
            section_offset = header.get('sh_offset', 0)
            section_size = header.get('sh_size', 0)
            section_link = header.get('sh_link', 0)
            section_info = header.get('sh_info', 0)
            section_addralign = header.get('sh_addralign', 0)
            section_entsize = header.get('sh_entsize', 0)

            # Calculate entropy and hashes for section data
            section_entropy = 0.0
            section_sha256 = ""
            section_md5 = ""

            try:
                if section_size > 0 and section_type_str != 'NOBITS':
                    section_data = section.data()
                    if section_data:
                        # Calculate entropy
                        section_entropy = self._calculate_entropy(section_data)

                        # Calculate hashes
                        section_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(section_data).hexdigest()
                        section_md5 = hashlib.md5(section_data).hexdigest()
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Could not read section '{section_name}' data: {e}")
                section_entropy = 0.0
                section_sha256 = ""
                section_md5 = ""

            return ELFSection(
                section_name=section_name,
                section_type=section_type_enum,
                section_type_str=section_type_str,
                section_flags=section_flags,
                section_flags_str=section_flags_str,
                section_addr=section_addr,
                section_offset=section_offset,
                section_size=section_size,
                section_link=section_link,
                section_info=section_info,
                section_addralign=section_addralign,
                section_entsize=section_entsize,
                section_entropy=section_entropy,
                section_sha256=section_sha256,
                section_md5=section_md5
            )

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting section data: {e}")
            return None

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.ELF_SECTIONS.value if hasattr(Tag, 'ELF_SECTIONS') else "elf_sections"

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

            def extract_data(elf):
                sections_data = []

                # Iterate through all sections with per-section error handling
                for section_index, section in enumerate(elf.iter_sections()):
                    try:
                        section_data = self._extract_section_data(section)
                        if section_data:
                            sections_data.append(section_data)
                        else:
                            self.log.warning(f"Failed to extract data for section {section_index}")
                    except Exception as e:
                        self.log.warning(f"Error processing section {section_index}: {e}")
                        # Continue processing other sections

                return sections_data

            if not self._is_elf_file():
                return None

            result = self._with_elf_file(extract_data)
            if result is None:
                return None

            self.elf_sections = result
            return self.elf_sections

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting ELF sections {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_sections
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            try:
                if not self.elf_sections:
                    return None

                # Prepare data arrays for all sections
                data = []
                current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                for section in self.elf_sections:
                    row = [
                        self.sha256,
                        self.md5,
                        self.sha1,
                        section.section_name,
                        section.section_type,
                        section.section_type_str,
                        section.section_flags,
                        section.section_flags_str,
                        section.section_addr,
                        section.section_offset,
                        section.section_size,
                        section.section_link,
                        section.section_info,
                        section.section_addralign,
                        section.section_entsize,
                        section.section_entropy,
                        section.section_sha256,
                        section.section_md5,
                        current_time
                    ]
                    data.append(row)

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'section_name', 'section_type', 'section_type_str',
                    'section_flags', 'section_flags_str',
                    'section_addr', 'section_offset', 'section_size',
                    'section_link', 'section_info', 'section_addralign', 'section_entsize',
                    'section_entropy', 'section_sha256', 'section_md5',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

                column_type_names = [
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    "Enum8('NULL'=0, 'PROGBITS'=1, 'SYMTAB'=2, 'STRTAB'=3, 'RELA'=4, 'HASH'=5, 'DYNAMIC'=6, 'NOTE'=7, 'NOBITS'=8, 'REL'=9, 'DYNSYM'=11)",
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    'UInt64',
                    'Array(LowCardinality(String))',
                    'UInt64', 'UInt64', 'UInt64',
                    'UInt32', 'UInt32', 'UInt64', 'UInt64',
                    'Float64',
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)',
                    '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_sections"