Raluca Brehar

21 papers B 12Journal 2Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 conf
ICINCO (2)
Raluca Brehar, Moldovan Flavia, Attila Füzes, Radu Danescu
2024 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Andrei Bogdan, Ioana Damian, Simona Delia Nicoara, Adrian Petru Groza
2024 conf
AQTR
Delia Mitrea, Raluca Brehar, Razvan Itu, Sergiu Nedevschi, Mihai Adrian Socaciu, Radu Badea
2023 conf
CSCS
Raluca Brehar, Adrian Groza, Ioana Damian, George Adrian Muntean, Simona Delia Nicoara
2023 J jnl
Sensors
Delia Alexandrina Mitrea, Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi, Monica Lupsor Platon, Mihai Adrian Socaciu, Radu Badea
2023 conf
TSP
Delia Mitrea, Raluca Brehar, Cristinel Mocan, Sergiu Nedevschi, Mihai Adrian Socaciu, Radu Badea
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Raluca Brehar, Delia Alexandrina Mitrea, Flaviu Ionut Vancea, Tiberiu Marita, Sergiu Nedevschi, Monica Lupsor Platon, Magda Rotaru, Radu Badea
2019 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Delia Mitrea, Sergiu Nedevschi, Monica Platon-Lupsor, Magda Rotaru, Radu Badea
2019 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Flaviu Ionut Vancea, Tiberiu Marita, Cristian Vancea, Sergiu Nedevschi
2018 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Flaviu Ionut Vancea, Tiberiu Marita, Sergiu Nedevschi
2016 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Cristian Vancea, Florin Oniga, Mihai Negru, Sergiu Nedevschi
2015 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Cristian Vancea, Tiberiu Marita, Ion Giosan, Sergiu Nedevschi
2014 conf
ITSC
Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi
2014 B conf
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi
2013 conf
ITSC
Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi
2011 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi
2011 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Ion Giosan, Andrei Vatavu, Mihai Negru, Sergiu Nedevschi
2011 conf
ICSC
Ioan Toma, Mihai Chezan, Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi, Dieter Fensel
2011 B conf
ICCP
Ioan Toma, Mihai Chezan, Raluca Brehar, Sergiu Nedevschi, Dieter Fensel
2011 B conf
ICCP
Raluca Brehar, Carolina Fortuna, Silviu Bota, Dunja Mladenic, Sergiu Nedevschi
2011 B conf
ICCP
Nenad Tomasev, Raluca Brehar, Dunja Mladenic, Sergiu Nedevschi
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_exports.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_exports.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 ELFExport


class ELFExportExtractor(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_exports = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_exports"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _get_exported_functions_from_symbols(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract exported functions from symbol tables."""
        exported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Check both static (.symtab) and dynamic (.dynsym) symbol tables
            symbol_sections = ['.symtab', '.dynsym']

            for section_name in symbol_sections:
                section = elf.get_section_by_name(section_name)
                if not section or not hasattr(section, 'iter_symbols'):
                    continue

                for symbol in section.iter_symbols():
                    # Check if symbol is exported (defined and globally visible)
                    if (symbol.name and
                        symbol.entry.get('st_shndx', 0) != 'SHN_UNDEF' and  # Not undefined
                        symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('bind') in ['STB_GLOBAL', 'STB_WEAK'] and  # Global or weak binding
                        symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('type') in ['STT_FUNC', 'STT_OBJECT']):  # Function or object

                        # Additional checks for meaningful exports
                        if (symbol.entry.get('st_value', 0) > 0 or  # Has a value
                            symbol.entry.get('st_size', 0) > 0):    # Has a size
                            exported_functions.add(symbol.name)

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting exported functions from symbols: {e}")

        return exported_functions

    def _get_exported_functions_from_dynamic_section(self, elf) -> Set[str]:
        """Extract exported functions information from dynamic section."""
        exported_functions = set()

        try:
            # Get the dynamic section
            dynamic_section = elf.get_section_by_name('.dynamic')
            if not dynamic_section:
                return exported_functions

            # Look for version definition sections that might indicate exports
            # This is complementary to symbol table analysis
            for tag in dynamic_section.iter_tags():
                if tag.entry.d_tag == 'DT_SONAME':
                    # If it has a SONAME, it's likely a shared library with exports
                    # The actual exports are still found in symbol tables
                    pass

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting exports from dynamic section: {e}")

        return exported_functions

    def _filter_meaningful_exports(self, exports: Set[str]) -> Set[str]:
        """Filter out compiler-generated and internal symbols to focus on meaningful exports."""
        filtered_exports = set()

        # Common patterns to exclude (compiler-generated, internal symbols)
        exclude_patterns = [
            '_start',
            '_init',
            '_fini',
            '__libc_',
            '__gmon_start__',
            '_IO_stdin_used',
            '__data_start',
            '__bss_start',
            '_edata',
            '_end',
            '__TMC_END__',
            '_ITM_deregisterTMCloneTable',
            '_ITM_registerTMCloneTable',
            '__cxa_finalize',
            '__gxx_personality_v0',
            '_Jv_RegisterClasses'
        ]

        for export in exports:
            # Skip empty or very short names
            if not export or len(export) < 2:
                continue

            # Skip symbols that match exclude patterns
            skip = False
            for pattern in exclude_patterns:
                if export.startswith(pattern):
                    skip = True
                    break

            # Skip symbols that look like internal mangled names (but keep reasonable C++ names)
            if export.startswith('_Z') and len(export) > 50:  # Very long mangled names
                skip = True

            if not skip:
                filtered_exports.add(export)

        return filtered_exports

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

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

            def extract_data(elf):
                # Extract exported functions from multiple sources
                exported_functions = set()

                # From symbol tables (primary source)
                symbol_exports = self._get_exported_functions_from_symbols(elf)
                exported_functions.update(symbol_exports)

                # From dynamic section (supplementary)
                dynamic_exports = self._get_exported_functions_from_dynamic_section(elf)
                exported_functions.update(dynamic_exports)

                # Filter out compiler-generated and internal symbols
                meaningful_exports = self._filter_meaningful_exports(exported_functions)

                # Convert to sorted list for consistent output
                export_functions_list = sorted(list(meaningful_exports))

                # Return ELFExport dataclass
                return ELFExport(
                    elf_exports_total=len(export_functions_list),
                    elf_export_functions=export_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_exports = result
            return self.elf_exports

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

                # Prepare data array
                data = [[
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    self.elf_exports.elf_exports_total,
                    self.elf_exports.elf_export_functions,
                    datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                ]]

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'elf_exports_total',
                    'elf_export_functions',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

                if not data:
                    return None

                column_type_names = [
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                    'UInt32',
                    'Array(LowCardinality(String))',
                    'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
                ]

                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_exports"