Valentin Bertsch

17 papers Journal 12Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Hannes Schwarz, Lars Kotthoff, Holger H. Hoos, Wolf Fichtner, Valentin Bertsch
2025 J jnl
J. Open Source Softw.
Leonie Sara Plaga, Valentin Bertsch
2023 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Emil Kraft, Marianna Russo, Dogan Keles, Valentin Bertsch
2023 J jnl
OR Spectr.
Mel T. Devine, Valentin Bertsch
2022 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
David Wulf, Valentin Bertsch
2018 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Russell McKenna, Valentin Bertsch, Kai Mainzer, Wolf Fichtner
2018 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Mel T. Devine, Valentin Bertsch
2018 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Viktor Slednev, Valentin Bertsch, Manuel Ruppert, Wolf Fichtner
2018 J jnl
OR Spectr.
Hannes Schwarz, Valentin Bertsch, Wolf Fichtner
2017 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
David Wulf, Valentin Bertsch
2016 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Valentin Bertsch, Wolf Fichtner
2015 conf
OR
Viktor Slednev, Valentin Bertsch, Wolf Fichtner
2013 conf
ISCRAM
Tina Comes, Valentin Bertsch, Simon French
2013 conf
OR
Valentin Bertsch, Hannes Schwarz, Wolf Fichtner
2009 J jnl
Int. J. Crit. Infrastructures
Mirjam Merz, Michael Hiete, Valentin Bertsch
2006 conf
OR
Valentin Bertsch, Jutta Geldermann, Otto Rentz
2005 conf
OR
Jutta Geldermann, Valentin Bertsch, Otto Rentz
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_dependencies.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_dependencies.py python
import inspect
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 ELFDependency


class ELFDependencyExtractor(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_dependencies = []
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_dependencies"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _map_dependency_type(self, dt_tag_str: str) -> int:
        """Map dynamic tag string to enum value."""
        type_map = {
            'DT_NEEDED': 1,
            'DT_SONAME': 14,
            'DT_RPATH': 15,
            'DT_RUNPATH': 29
        }
        return type_map.get(dt_tag_str, 0)

    def _extract_dynamic_dependencies(self, elf) -> List[Dict]:
        """Extract dependencies from the dynamic section."""
        dependencies = []

        try:
            # Get the dynamic section
            dynamic_section = elf.get_section_by_name('.dynamic')
            if not dynamic_section:
                self.log.debug("No .dynamic section found")
                return dependencies

            # Iterate through dynamic tags
            for tag in dynamic_section.iter_tags():
                dt_tag = tag.entry.d_tag

                # Handle different dependency types
                if dt_tag == 'DT_NEEDED':
                    # Required library
                    dependency_name = tag.needed
                    dependencies.append(ELFDependency(
                        dependency_name=dependency_name,
                        dependency_type=self._map_dependency_type('DT_NEEDED'),
                        dependency_type_str='NEEDED'
                    ))

                elif dt_tag == 'DT_SONAME':
                    # Shared object name
                    dependency_name = tag.soname
                    dependencies.append(ELFDependency(
                        dependency_name=dependency_name,
                        dependency_type=self._map_dependency_type('DT_SONAME'),
                        dependency_type_str='SONAME'
                    ))

                elif dt_tag == 'DT_RPATH':
                    # Runtime library search path
                    dependency_name = tag.rpath
                    dependencies.append(ELFDependency(
                        dependency_name=dependency_name,
                        dependency_type=self._map_dependency_type('DT_RPATH'),
                        dependency_type_str='RPATH'
                    ))

                elif dt_tag == 'DT_RUNPATH':
                    # Runtime library search path (newer)
                    dependency_name = tag.runpath
                    dependencies.append(ELFDependency(
                        dependency_name=dependency_name,
                        dependency_type=self._map_dependency_type('DT_RUNPATH'),
                        dependency_type_str='RUNPATH'
                    ))

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

        return dependencies

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

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

            def extract_data(elf):
                # Extract dependencies - returns list of ELFDependency dataclasses
                dependencies = self._extract_dynamic_dependencies(elf)
                return dependencies

            if not self._is_elf_file():
                return None

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

            self.elf_dependencies = result
            return self.elf_dependencies

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting ELF dependencies {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_dependencies
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            try:
                # Return valid empty structure if no dependencies (e.g., statically linked binary)
                # None is reserved for actual errors

                # Prepare data arrays for all dependencies
                data = []
                current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                for dep in self.elf_dependencies:
                    row = [
                        self.sha256,
                        self.md5,
                        self.sha1,
                        dep.dependency_name,
                        dep.dependency_type,
                        dep.dependency_type_str,
                        current_time
                    ]
                    data.append(row)

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'dependency_name', 'dependency_type', 'dependency_type_str',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

                if not data:
                    return None

                column_type_names = [
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    "Enum8('NEEDED'=1, 'SONAME'=14, 'RPATH'=15, 'RUNPATH'=29)",
                    '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_dependencies"