Ran Dubin

54 papers B 1C 2Misc 2Journal 34Unranked 15
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 conf
CCNC
Revital Marbel, Yanir Cohen, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2026 conf
CCNC
Yehonatan Zion, Eyal Paz, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Hillel Ohayon, Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2026 conf
CCNC
Rivka Buskila, Amit Waizman Israel, Ran Dubin
2025 conf
ICC
Zohar Simhon, Matan Weiss, Chen Hajaj, Revital Marbel, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2025 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Udi Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2025 C conf
FedCSIS
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2025 conf
ICC
Yehonatan Zion, Porat Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2025 conf
ICC
Simona Lisker, Ayelet Butman, Chen Hajaj, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2025 C conf
FedCSIS
Itay Meiri, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2025 conf
ICC
Angelos K. Marnerides, Chen Hajaj, Revital Marbel, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Amir Lukach, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Revital Marbel, Yanir Cohen, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Ran Dubin
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Yehonatan Zion, Porat Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Or Haim Anidjar, Revital Marbel, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Udi Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Udi Aharon, Revital Marbel, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2024 conf
CCNC
Nathan Dillbary, Roi Yozevitch, Amit Dvir, Ran Dubin, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2024 J jnl
Comput. Commun.
Ofek Bader, Adi Lichy, Amit Dvir, Ran Dubin, Chen Hajaj
2024 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2024 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Chen Hajaj, Porat Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2023 J jnl
IEEE Access
Ran Dubin
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Ran Dubin
2023 J jnl
IEEE Access
Ran Dubin
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Ran Dubin
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Eli Belkind, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Daniel Gilkarov, Ran Dubin
2023 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Adi Lichy, Ofek Bader, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2022 conf
CCNC
Ofek Bader, Adi Lichy, Chen Hajaj, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Ofek Bader, Adi Lichy, Amit Dvir, Ran Dubin, Chen Hajaj
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Adi Lichy, Ofek Bader, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Chen Hajaj
2020 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Amit Dvir, Angelos K. Marnerides, Ran Dubin, Nehor Golan, Chen Hajaj
2019 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Ran Dubin, Raffael Shalala, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar
2019 Misc conf
ICNC
Amit Dvir, Angelos K. Marnerides, Ran Dubin, Nehor Golan
2019 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Amit Dvir, Nissim Harel, Ran Dubin, Refael Barkan, Raffael Shalala, Ofer Hadar
2018 J jnl
Multim. Syst.
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar, Itay Katz, Ori Mashiach
2018 Misc conf
ICNC
Raffael Shalala, Ran Dubin, Ofer Hadar, Amit Dvir
2018 J jnl
KSII Trans. Internet Inf. Syst.
Ran Dubin, Ofer Hadar, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele
2017 conf
CCNC
Jonathan Muehlstein, Yehonatan Zion, Maor Bahumi, Itay Kirshenboim, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Inf. Forensics Secur.
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar, Itay Katz, Ori Mashiach
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Jonathan Muehlstein, Yehonatan Zion, Maor Bahumi, Itay Kirshenboim, Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele, Ofer Hadar, Itay Richman, Ofir Trabelsi
2016 conf
DMIAF
Ran Dubin, Ofer Hadar, Itay Richman, Ofir Trabelsi, Amit Dvir, Ofir Pele
2015 conf
CIT/IUCC/DASC/PICom
Ran Dubin, Ofer Hadar, Yariv Freifeld, Aviv Ruham, Amit Dvir, Nissim Harel, Refael Barkan
2015 conf
INFOCOM Workshops
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofer Hadar, Nissim Harel, Refael Barkan
2015 conf
CCNC
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofer Hadar, Tomer Frid, Alex Vesker
2015 conf
CCNC
Ran Dubin, Amit Dvir, Ofer Hadar, Raffael Shalala, Ofir Ahark
2013 B conf
WCNC
Ran Dubin, Ofer Hadar, Amit Dvir
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"