Valentina Bianchi

42 papers C 4Misc 1Journal 14Unranked 23
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Mattia Stighezza, Ilaria De Munari, Michele Caselli, Andrea Boni, Valentina Bianchi
2025 conf
MetroAutomotive
Sadia Ali, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2025 conf
MetroInd4.0 & IoT
Mattia Stighezza, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2025 conf
I2MTC
Valentina Bianchi, Fabio Canzanella, Sadia Ali, Ilaria De Munari, Lorenzo Ciani, Gabriele Patrizi
2025 conf
I2MTC
Valentina Bianchi, Edoardo Graiani, Carlotta Rossi, Stefano Pavoni, Michele Caselli, Andrea Boni, Ilaria De Munari, Marcello Vanali
2025 conf
MetroInd4.0 & IoT
Vincenzo Vezzoni, Michele Setti, Pontiroli Daniele, Valentina Bianchi, Mattia Stighezza, Ilaria De Munari, Riccò Mauro
2024 C conf
ISCAS
Andrea Boni, Edoardo Graiani, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Michele Caselli
2024 conf
MetroAutomotive
Sadia Ali, Mattia Stighezza, Giovanni Chiorboli, Ilaria De Munari, Valentina Bianchi
2024 J jnl
Sensors
Giulia Magnani, Chiara Giliberti, Davide Errico, Mattia Stighezza, Simone Fortunati, Monica Mattarozzi, Andrea Boni, Valentina Bianchi, Marco Giannetto, Ilaria De Munari, Stefano Cagnoni, Maria Careri
2024 conf
MetroAutomotive
Gianfranco Lombardi, Mattia Stighezza, Ilaria De Munari, Valentina Bianchi
2024 conf
MetroInd4.0 & IoT
Mattia Stighezza, Giulia Magnani, Valentina Bianchi, Stefano Cagnoni, Andrea Boni, Chiara Giliberti, Davide Errico, Simone Fortunati, Marco Giannetto, Maria Careri, Ilaria De Munari
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Andrea Boni, Valentina Bianchi, Simone Fortunati, Marco Giannetto, Maria Careri, Ilaria De Munari
2023 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Valentina Bianchi, Mattia Stighezza, Andrea Toscani, Giovanni Chiorboli, Ilaria De Munari
2023 conf
MetroAutomotive
Mattia Stighezza, Roberto Ferrero, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2022 conf
MetroAutomotive
Mattia Stighezza, Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Toscani, Ilaria De Munari
2022 J jnl
Sensors
Simone Fortunati, Marco Giannetto, Chiara Giliberti, Angelo Bolchi, Davide Ferrari, Massimo Locatelli, Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Boni, Ilaria De Munari, Maria Careri
2021 conf
ApplePies
Marco Bassoli, Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Boni, Simone Fortunati, Marco Giannetto, Maria Careri, Ilaria De Munari
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Boni, Marco Bassoli, Marco Giannetto, Simone Fortunati, Maria Careri, Ilaria De Munari
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Andrea Boni, Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Ricci, Ilaria De Munari
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Marco Bassoli, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2020 J jnl
Sensors
Valentina Bianchi, Monica Mattarozzi, Marco Giannetto, Andrea Boni, Ilaria De Munari, Maria Careri
2020 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Valentina Bianchi, Andrea Boni, Simone Fortunati, Marco Giannetto, Maria Careri, Ilaria De Munari
2020 J jnl
Microprocess. Microsystems
Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2020 conf
ApplePies
Mattia Stighezza, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2019 conf
ApplePies
Marco Bassoli, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari
2019 J jnl
IEEE Internet Things J.
Valentina Bianchi, Marco Bassoli, Gianfranco Lombardo, Paolo Fornacciari, Monica Mordonini, Ilaria De Munari
2019 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Valentina Bianchi, Paolo Ciampolini, Ilaria De Munari
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Marco Bassoli, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2017 conf
ICCE-Berlin
Marco Bassoli, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2017 conf
ICE/ITMC
Valentina Bianchi, Claudio Guerra, Marco Bassoli, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2016 C conf
ICOST
Valentina Bianchi, Claudio Guerra, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2016 conf
ForItAAL
Valentina Bianchi, Agostino Losardo, Ferdinando Grossi, Claudio Guerra, Niccolò Mora, Guido Matrella, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2015 conf
EMBC
Claudio Guerra, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2015 conf
AAATE Conf.
Claudio Guerra, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2015 conf
I2MTC
Claudio Guerra, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2015 conf
IWAAL
Claudio Guerra, Valentina Bianchi, Ferdinando Grossi, Niccolò Mora, Agostino Losardo, Guido Matrella, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2014 conf
HCI (4)
Niccolò Mora, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2014 conf
IWAAL
Claudio Guerra, Francesco Montalto, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2014 conf
MESA
Niccolò Mora, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2014 Misc conf
ICASSP
Niccolò Mora, Valentina Bianchi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2011 C conf
FedCSIS
Valentina Bianchi, Ferdinando Grossi, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
2008 C conf
DSD
Valentina Bianchi, Ferdinando Grossi, Guido Matrella, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/disassembly.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/disassembly.py python
import re
import time

import binaryninja
from binaryninja.enums import (
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from ..function_type import FunctionTypeAnalysis
    from ..utils.hashes import calculate_sha256
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.function_type import FunctionTypeAnalysis
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.utils.hashes import calculate_sha256


class DisassemblyAnalysis:
    INVALID_STACK_SIZE = -1

    def __init__(self, arch, function, bv, logger):
        self.arch = arch
        self.function = function
        self.bv = bv
        self.logger = logger
        if self.function is not None and hasattr(self.function, "instructions"):
            self.instructions = self.function.instructions
        else:
            self.instructions = []
        self.errors = []
        return

    def log_error(
        self, message, function_name, address, exception=None, error_location="unknown"
    ):
        """Log an error during processing."""
        error_msg = f"Error in function {function_name} at {address}: {message}"
        if exception:
            error_msg += f" - {str(exception)}"
        self.logger.error(error_msg)

        # Add to errors list
        error = {
            "function_name": function_name,
            "function_address": str(address),
            "error_location": error_location,
            "error_message": message,
            "error_details": str(exception) if exception else "",
            "error_type": type(exception).__name__ if exception else "Unknown",
            "timestamp": int(time.time() * 1000),
        }
        self.errors.append(error)

    def get_json(self):
        try:
            # Build disassembly string and normalized versions
            disassembly_builder = [[], []]  # Address and instruction text

            # Create a dictionary mapping addresses to instruction tokens
            instr_tokens_by_addr = {}
            for instr_tokens, addr in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens_by_addr[addr] = instr_tokens

            addresses = sorted(instr_tokens_by_addr.keys())
            for address in addresses:
                # Original disassembly with addresses
                # instr_tokens, address = instruction
                instr_tokens = instr_tokens_by_addr[address]
                disassembly_builder[0].append(address)
                disassembly_builder[1].append("".join(map(str, instr_tokens)))

            # Join with newlines
            disassembly_str = "\n".join(disassembly_builder[1])
            disassembly_with_addresses = "\n".join(
                f"{hex(address)}: {instr_text}"
                for address, instr_text in zip(
                    disassembly_builder[0], disassembly_builder[1], strict=False
                )
            )

            disassembly_json = {
                "disassembled_function_hash": calculate_sha256(disassembly_str),
                "disassembled_function": disassembly_with_addresses,
                "disassembled_function_no_addresses": disassembly_str,
                "disassembled_function_name": self.function.name,
                "disassembled_function_address": self.function.start,
                "instructions_count": len(instr_tokens_by_addr.keys()),
                "function_type": FunctionTypeAnalysis(self.function)
                .get_function_type()
                .name,
            }

            # Add additional metrics
            type_frequencies = self.collect_instruction_types()
            disassembly_json["instructions_types"] = list(type_frequencies.keys())
            disassembly_json["control_flow_count"] = (
                self.count_control_flow_instructions()
            )
            disassembly_json["memory_access_pattern"] = self.collect_memory_patterns()
            disassembly_json["register_usage"] = self.collect_register_usage()
            disassembly_json["data_references_count"] = self.count_data_references()
            disassembly_json["max_block_size"] = self.compute_max_block_size()
            disassembly_json["num_calls"] = self.compute_num_calls()
            disassembly_json["stack_size"] = self.estimate_stack_size()

            return disassembly_json, self.errors

        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect instruction types",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_instruction_types",
            )
            raise ValueError(e) from e

    def collect_instruction_types(self):
        """Collect instruction type frequencies from a function."""
        type_frequencies = {}

        try:
            # Iterate through all instructions in the function
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]  # Get the instruction tokens

                # Extract the mnemonic from the instruction tokens
                mnemonic = None
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                        mnemonic = token.text
                        break

                if not mnemonic:
                    continue

                # Use normalize_opcode to get standardized opcode
                normalized = self.normalize_opcode(mnemonic)

                # Get category from opcode_categories or use the instruction type directly
                category = self.arch.opcode_categories.get(normalized)
                if category:
                    self._increment_frequency(type_frequencies, category)

        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect instruction types",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_instruction_types",
            )

        return type_frequencies

    def normalize_opcode(self, opcode):
        return opcode.upper()

    def collect_memory_patterns(self):
        """Collect memory access patterns from a function."""
        patterns = []
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]

                # We need to capture memory operands between BeginMemoryOperandToken and EndMemoryOperandToken
                in_memory_operand = False
                memory_operand_text = ""

                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.BeginMemoryOperandToken:
                        in_memory_operand = True
                        memory_operand_text = ""
                    elif token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.EndMemoryOperandToken:
                        in_memory_operand = False

                        # Process the captured memory operand text
                        if memory_operand_text:
                            # Categorize memory access pattern
                            if (
                                "+" in memory_operand_text
                                and "*" in memory_operand_text
                            ):
                                if "MEM_SCALED_INDEX" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_SCALED_INDEX")
                            elif (
                                "+" in memory_operand_text or "-" in memory_operand_text
                            ):
                                if "MEM_BASE_OFFSET" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_BASE_OFFSET")
                            else:
                                if "MEM_DIRECT" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_DIRECT")

                            # Check for stack accesses
                            if any(
                                reg in memory_operand_text
                                for reg in ["SP", "BP", "ESP", "EBP", "RSP", "RBP"]
                            ):
                                if "MEM_STACK" not in patterns:
                                    patterns.append("MEM_STACK")
                            # Check for string operations
                            elif (
                                any(
                                    reg in memory_operand_text
                                    for reg in ["SI", "DI", "ESI", "EDI", "RSI", "RDI"]
                                )
                                and "MEM_STRING" not in patterns
                            ):
                                patterns.append("MEM_STRING")
                    elif in_memory_operand:
                        # Accumulate token text while inside a memory operand
                        memory_operand_text += token.text
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect memory patterns",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_memory_patterns",
            )
        return patterns

    def collect_register_usage(self):
        """Collect register usage from a function."""
        registers = []
        try:
            # Define register groups we're interested in tracking
            register_groups = {
                "GPR": [
                    "RAX",
                    "RBX",
                    "RCX",
                    "RDX",
                    "R9",
                    "R10",
                    "R11",
                    "R12",
                    "R13",
                    "R14",
                    "R15",
                    "EAX",
                    "EBX",
                    "ECX",
                    "EDX",
                    "R9D",
                    "R10D",
                    "R11D",
                    "R12D",
                    "R13D",
                    "R14D",
                    "AX",
                    "BX",
                    "CX",
                    "DX",
                ],
                "GPR_INDEX": ["RSI", "RDI", "ESI", "EDI", "SI", "DI"],
                "GPR_STACK": ["RSP", "RBP", "ESP", "EBP", "SP", "BP"],
                "SIMD": ["XMM", "YMM", "ZMM"],
                "FPU": ["ST", "ST0", "ST1", "ST2", "ST3", "ST4", "ST5", "ST6", "ST7"],
                "FLAGS": ["FLAGS", "EFLAGS", "RFLAGS"],
                "CONTROL_REGISTER": ["CR0", "CR2", "CR3", "CR4", "CR8"],
                "DEBUG_REGISTER": ["DR0", "DR1", "DR2", "DR3", "DR6", "DR7"],
            }

            # Extract registers from instructions
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.RegisterToken:
                        reg = token.text.upper()
                        # Check which group this register belongs to
                        for group, regs in register_groups.items():
                            # if any(r in reg for r in regs) or any(reg.startswith(r) for r in regs):
                            if any(reg == r or reg.startswith(r) for r in regs):
                                if group not in registers:
                                    registers.append(group)
                                break
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to collect register usage",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "collect_register_usage",
            )
        return registers

    def count_data_references(self):
        """Count the number of data references in a function."""
        count = 0
        try:

            if self.function.mlil is None:
                return 0

            for block in self.function.mlil:
                for instr in block:
                    instr_str = str(instr)
                    logged = False
                    src = None

                    # Check for constant dereferencing or symbolic refs
                    if hasattr(instr, "src"):
                        src = instr.src
                        if isinstance(
                            src,
                            (
                                binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConstPtr,
                                binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConst,
                            ),
                        ):
                            count += 1
                            logged = True

                    # Check full string for hardcoded addresses or symbol-like tokens
                    if re.search(r"\b0x[0-9A-Fa-f]{3,}\b", instr_str) and not logged:
                        count += 1
                        logged = True

                    if "_" in instr_str and not logged:
                        count += 1
                        logged = True

                    # Only check for MediumLevelILConstPtr if src exists
                    if src is not None and isinstance(
                        src, binaryninja.mediumlevelil.MediumLevelILConstPtr
                    ):
                        addr = src.constant
                        # Check if address is in data sections
                        segment = self.bv.get_segment_at(addr)
                        if segment and segment.writable:
                            # print(f"[{function.name}] Matched data section reference in: {instr_str}")
                            count += 1
                            logged = True
        except Exception as e:
            self.logger.warning(
                f"Failed to use MLIL for counting data references in {self.function.name} at {self.function.start}: {e}"
            )
        return count

    def compute_max_block_size(self):
        """Compute the maximum basic block size in a function."""
        max_size = 0
        if self.function is None:
            return 0

        for block in self.function.basic_blocks:
            try:
                # Count instructions in this block using the direct length approach
                # This avoids UTF-8 decoding issues entirely
                block_size = block.instruction_count
                max_size = max(max_size, block_size)
            except Exception as e:
                self.log_error(
                    f"[HandledError] computing max block size: {e}",
                    self.function.name,
                    self.function.start,
                    e,
                    "compute_max_block_size",
                )
        return max_size

    def count_control_flow_instructions(self):
        """Count the number of control flow instructions in a function."""
        count = 0
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                if self.arch.is_control_flow_instruction(instr_tokens):
                    count += 1
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to count control flow instructions",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "count_control_flow_instructions",
            )
        return count

    def compute_num_calls(self) -> int:
        """Compute the number of call instructions in a function."""
        num_calls = 0
        try:
            for instruction in self.instructions:
                instr_tokens = instruction[0]
                # Extract the mnemonic
                for token in instr_tokens:
                    if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                        if token.text.upper() == "CALL":
                            num_calls += 1
                        break
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to compute number of calls",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "compute_num_calls",
            )
        return num_calls

    def _increment_frequency(self, frequencies, type_name):
        """Increment the frequency count for an instruction type."""
        if type_name in frequencies:
            frequencies[type_name] += 1
        else:
            frequencies[type_name] = 1

    def estimate_stack_size(self):
        """Estimate the stack size used by a function."""
        try:
            # Binary Ninja provides a stack adjustment value for functions
            # Need to convert OffsetWithConfidence to a plain integer
            stack_adjust = self.function.stack_adjustment
            if hasattr(stack_adjust, "value"):  # Handle OffsetWithConfidence objects
                return stack_adjust.value
            return stack_adjust
        except Exception as e:
            self.log_error(
                "Failed to estimate stack size",
                self.function.name,
                self.function.start,
                e,
                "estimate_stack_size",
            )
            return self.INVALID_STACK_SIZE