Wei Zhang

30 papers C 1Journal 22Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 J jnl
Frontiers Big Data
Keke Zhang, Mingyu Guan, Chao Wu, Yutong Li, Qingguo Lü, Yi Liu, Yi Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Zhang
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Consumer Electron.
Qingguo Lü, Xiangguang Dai, Wei Zhang, M. R. Ezilarasan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Comput. Soc. Syst.
Jun Wang, Fangyu Zhang, Wei Zhang
2025 J jnl
Complex Intell. Syst.
Xiangguang Dai, Mingyu Guan, Facheng Dai, Wei Zhang, Tingji Zhang, Hangjun Che, Xiangqin Dai
2024 J jnl
Sensors
Shan Jiang, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Xiaofeng Liao, Xiangguang Dai, Babatunde Oluwaseun Onasanya
2023 J jnl
Appl. Intell.
Paul Augustine Ejegwa, Shiping Wen, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Jinkui Liu
2023 conf
ICACI
Yadi Wang, Xiaoding Guo, Yibo Zhang, Yiyuan Ren, Wendi Huang, Zunyan Liu, Yuming Feng, Xiangguang Dai, Wei Zhang, Hangjun Che
2023 conf
ICACI
Helin Wang, Xinrui Jiang, Sitian Qin, Wei Zhang, Yuming Feng
2023 conf
ICACI
Chan Cao, Shuyu Tang, Nian Zhang, Xiangguang Dai, Wei Zhang, Yuming Feng, Jiang Xiong, Jinkui Liu, Lara A. Thompson
2022 J jnl
IEEE CAA J. Autom. Sinica
Chuanlin Liao, Dan Tu, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Zitao Wang, Babatunde Oluwaseun Onasanya
2022 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Xiangguang Dai, Jun Wang, Wei Zhang
2022 J jnl
Frontiers Comput. Sci.
Sijing Cheng, Chao Chen, Shenle Pan, Hongyu Huang, Wei Zhang, Yuming Feng
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Cybern.
Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Jiang Xiong, Huaqing Li, Leszek Rutkowski
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Syst.
Paul Augustine Ejegwa, Shiping Wen, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Ning Tang
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Yukang Cui, Jun Shen, Wei Zhang, Zhiguang Feng, Xin Gong
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Cybern.
Yukang Cui, Hao Feng, Wei Zhang, Zhan Shu, Tingwen Huang
2022 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Yao Xiao, Wei Zhang, Xiangguang Dai, Xiangqin Dai, Nian Zhang
2021 conf
ICCAIS
Jie Fang, Babatunde Oluwaseun Onasanya, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang
2021 conf
ICACI
Paul Augustine Ejegwa, Yuming Feng, Shiping Wen, Wei Zhang
2021 J jnl
Neural Process. Lett.
Babatunde Oluwaseun Onasanya, Shiping Wen, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Jiong Xiong
2021 conf
ICACI
Babatunde Oluwaseun Onasanya, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Shiping Wen, Ning Tang
2021 J jnl
J. Intell. Fuzzy Syst.
Paul Augustine Ejegwa, Shiping Wen, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Jia Chen
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang, Jiang Xiong, Huaqing Li
2020 C conf
ISNN
Paul Augustine Ejegwa, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang
2020 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Xiangguang Dai, Xiaojie Su, Wei Zhang, Fangzheng Xue, Huaqing Li
2019 J jnl
Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simul.
Liangliang Li, Chuandong Li, Wei Zhang
2019 J jnl
Appl. Math. Comput.
Zhengwen Tu, Yongxiang Zhao, Nan Ding, Yuming Feng, Wei Zhang
2017 J jnl
Appl. Math. Comput.
Zhengwen Tu, Nan Ding, Liangliang Li, Yuming Feng, Limin Zou, Wei Zhang
2017 conf
ISNN (1)
Jian Shang, Wei Zhang, Jiang Xiong, Qingshan Liu
2017 J jnl
Neural Networks
Tiancai Wang, Xing He, Tingwen Huang, Chuandong Li, Wei Zhang
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"