Vianney Kengne Tchendji

50 papers B 1Misc 3Journal 38Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
J. Cloud Comput.
Joel Herve Mboussam Emati, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mounirah Djam-Doudou
2025 conf
MILCOM
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Tangyie Shulem Yaweni, Mthulisi Velempini
2025 conf
ICC
Grace Colette Tessa Masse, Abderrahim Benslimane, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Ahmed H. Anwar Hemida, Zhou Su, Shuai Han
2025 J jnl
IEEE Access
Grace Colette Tessa Masse, Abderrahim Benslimane, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Ahmed H. Anwar
2025 J jnl
Array
Joel Herve Mboussam Emati, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mounirah Djam-Doudou
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Computers
Yannis Steve Nsuloun Fotse, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mthulisi Velempini
2025 J jnl
Array
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mthulisi Velempini, Priva Chassem Kamdem
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Alexandre Savi Fayam Mbala Mouen, Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2024 Misc conf
ICNC
Grace Colette Tessa Masse, Abderrahim Benslimane, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Ahmed H. Anwar
2024 J jnl
Clust. Comput.
Miguel Landry Foko Sindjoung, Mthulisi Velempini, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2024 J jnl
J. Netw. Syst. Manag.
Garrik Brel Jagho Mdemaya, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mthulisi Velempini, Ariege Atchaze
2024 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Fabrice Mvah, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Ahmed H. Anwar, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2024 Misc conf
ICNC
Fabrice Mvah, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Ahmed H. Anwar, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2024 J jnl
ACM Trans. Parallel Comput.
Hermann Bogning Tepiele, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Mathias Akong Onabid, Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Armel Nkonjoh Ngomade
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Inf. Sec.
Fabrice Mvah, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Ahmed H. Anwar, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Achile Leonel Nguemkam, Ahmed H. Anwar, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2024 J jnl
J. Netw. Syst. Manag.
Yannick Florian Yankam, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2023 J jnl
IEEE ACM Trans. Comput. Biol. Bioinform.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Franklin Ingrid Kamga Youmbi, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo
2023 J jnl
ARIMA J.
Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2023 conf
AFRICON
Joel Herve Mboussam Emati, Hedgar Plessy Mboussam, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2023 conf
GameSec
Fabrice Mvah, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Ahmed H. Anwar, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2023 J jnl
J. Inf. Telecommun.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Yannick Florian Yankam, Ines Carole Kombou Sihomnou
2023 B conf
PIMRC
Achile Leonel Nguemkam, Ahmed H. Anwar, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Deepak K. Tosh, Charles A. Kamhoua
2023 J jnl
Comput. Biol. Chem.
Franklin Ingrid Kamga Youmbi, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni
2022 J jnl
Parallel Comput.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Hermann Bogning Tepiele, Mathias Akong Onabid, Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2022 J jnl
Int. J. Parallel Emergent Distributed Syst.
Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2022 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2021 J jnl
Concurr. Comput. Pract. Exp.
Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2021 J jnl
J. Hardw. Syst. Secur.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Fabrice Mvah, Clémentin Tayou Djamégni, Yannick Florian Yankam
2020 J jnl
J. Comput. Sci.
Armel Nkonjoh Ngomade, Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2020 J jnl
Parallel Comput.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Armel Nkonjoh Ngomade, Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2020 J jnl
J. Comput. Networks Commun.
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Yannick Florian Yankam, Joël Casimir Tagne
2020 J jnl
J. Comput.
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Yannick Florian Yankam, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2020 J jnl
Int. J. Wirel. Inf. Networks
Blaise Nana Paho, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2019 J jnl
Data Sci. Eng.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jerry Lacmou Zeutouo
2019 J jnl
ARIMA J.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Yannick Florian Yankam
2019 J jnl
Int. J. Sens. Networks
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Loïch Kamdoum Deameni, Blaise Paho Nana
2018 conf
SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Yannick Florian Yankam, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2018 conf
HPCS
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Armel Nkonjoh Ngomade, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2018 J jnl
J. Internet Serv. Appl.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Yannick Florian Yankam, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2018 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Blaise Paho Nana, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2017 J jnl
ARIMA J.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Blaise Paho Nana
2017 conf
HPCC/SmartCity/DSS
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2016 J jnl
Int. J. Grid High Perform. Comput.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Gilles Dequen
2014 J jnl
Int. J. Grid High Perform. Comput.
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2014 J jnl
Int. J. High Perform. Comput. Netw.
Jean Frédéric Myoupo, Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2014
Vianney Kengne Tchendji
2012 J jnl
J. Supercomput.
Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
2010 Misc conf
PDPTA
Laure Pauline Fotso, Vianney Kengne Tchendji, Jean Frédéric Myoupo
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