Weiming Zhi

66 papers A* 6A 6Misc 3Journal 46Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Xiaoxiang Dong, Weiming Zhi
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Jieting Long, Dechuan Liu, Weidong Cai, Ian Manchester, Weiming Zhi
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Chi Cuong Le, Weiming Zhi
2026 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Hongzhe Cheng, Tianyou Zheng, Ziyong Ma, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2026 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Herbert Wright, Weiming Zhi, Martin Matak, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Tucker Hermans
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Ziyong Ma, Uksang Yoo, Jonathan Francis, Weiming Zhi, Jeffrey Ichnowski, Jean Oh
2026 J jnl
CoRR
Zihao Li, Yanan Zhou, Ranpeng Qiu, Hangyu Wu, Guoqiang Ren, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
William Barron, Xiaoxiang Dong, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Hongzhe Cheng, Tianyou Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Wei-Teng Chu, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Ziyong Ma, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Oliver Kroemer, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Tianyi Zhang, Weiming Zhi, Joshua G. Mangelson, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Xiaoxiang Dong, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Robotics
Fouad Sukkar, Jennifer Wakulicz, Ki Myung Brian Lee, Weiming Zhi, Robert Fitch
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Haisheng Wang, Weiming Zhi
2025 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Honghui Wang, Weiming Zhi, Gustavo Batista, Rohitash Chandra
2025 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Jiaxi Zheng, Guangmin Dai, Botao He, Zhaoyang Mu, Zhaochen Meng, Tianyi Zhang, Weiming Zhi, Dixia Fan
2025 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Tianyi Zhang, Weiming Zhi, Braden Meyers, Nelson Durrant, Kaining Huang, Joshua G. Mangelson, Corina Barbalata, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2025 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Weiming Zhi, Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 A conf
IROS
Tianyi Zhang, Kaining Huang, Weiming Zhi, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tianyi Zhang, Kaining Huang, Weiming Zhi, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Qilin Sun, Weiming Zhi, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 A* conf
ICRA
Weiming Zhi, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Jiaxi Zheng, Guangmin Dai, Botao He, Zhaoyang Mu, Zhaochen Meng, Tianyi Zhang, Weiming Zhi, Dixia Fan
2024 A conf
IROS
Tin Lai, Weiming Zhi, Tucker Hermans, Fabio Ramos
2024 A* conf
ICRA
Honghui Wang, Weiming Zhi, Gustavo Batista, Rohitash Chandra
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Ziwen Yuan, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Tianyi Zhang, Weiming Zhi, Kaining Huang, Joshua G. Mangelson, Corina Barbalata, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Herbert Wright, Weiming Zhi, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Tucker Hermans
2024 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Weiming Zhi, Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Xinyi Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Weiming Zhi
2024 A conf
IROS
Qilin Sun, Weiming Zhi, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Weiming Zhi, Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Haozhan Tang, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2024 A conf
IROS
Herbert Wright, Weiming Zhi, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Tucker Hermans
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Herbert Wright, Weiming Zhi, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Tucker Hermans
2023 A* conf
ICRA
Weiming Zhi, Iretiayo Akinola, Karl Van Wyk, Nathan D. Ratliff, Fabio Ramos
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Kangni Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Tianyi Zhang, Matthew Johnson-Roberson
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Honghui Wang, Weiming Zhi, Gustavo Batista, Rohitash Chandra
2022 conf
L4DC
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Tin Lai, Weiming Zhi, Tucker Hermans, Fabio Ramos
2022 A* conf
ICML
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Edwin V. Bonilla, Fabio Ramos
2021 A* conf
ICRA
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Edwin V. Bonilla, Fabio Ramos
2021 Misc conf
CoRL
Tin Lai, Weiming Zhi, Tucker Hermans, Fabio Ramos
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Tin Lai, Weiming Zhi, Tucker Hermans, Fabio Ramos
2021 A conf
IROS
Weiming Zhi, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2021 A conf
IROS
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2019 A* conf
ICRA
Weiming Zhi, Lionel Ott, Ransalu Senanayake, Fabio Ramos
2019 Misc conf
CoRL
Weiming Zhi, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Weiming Zhi, Tin Lai, Lionel Ott, Gilad Francis, Fabio Ramos
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Tin Lai, Weiming Zhi, Fabio Ramos
2019 J jnl
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Weiming Zhi, Ransalu Senanayake, Lionel Ott, Fabio Ramos
2017 conf
ICONIP (3)
Seid Miad Zandavi, Feng Sha, Vera Yuk Ying Chung, Zhicheng Lu, Weiming Zhi
2017 conf
ICONIP (2)
Weiming Zhi, Zhenghao Chen, Henry Wing Fung Yeung, Zhicheng Lu, Seid Miad Zandavi, Yuk Ying Chung
2017 Misc conf
DICTA
Jianlong Zhou, Zelin Li, Weiming Zhi, Bin Liang, Daniel Aaron Moses, Laughlin Dawes
2017 conf
ICONIP (4)
Zhicheng Lu, Yuk Ying Chung, Henry Wing Fung Yeung, Seid Miad Zandavi, Weiming Zhi, Wei-Chang Yeh
2017 conf
ICONIP (4)
Weiming Zhi, Henry Wing Fung Yeung, Zhenghao Chen, Seid Miad Zandavi, Zhicheng Lu, Yuk Ying Chung
redb/extractors/capa.py
← Index redb/extractors/capa.py python
from dataclasses import asdict
import inspect
import json
import subprocess
import magic
from magika import Magika
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
from datetime import datetime, timezone

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.models.dataclasses import CAPA
from redb.extractors.extractor import Extractor
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv(override=True)

class CAPAExtractor(Extractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath, 
            log, 
            exporters,
            index_prefix, 
            elastic_index, 
            known_benign, 
            known_malicious
        )
        self.capa = None
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-capa"

    def _replace_empty_keys(self, dictionary, replacement="default_empty_key"):
        """
        Replace empty keys in a dictionary with a specified replacement.

        Args:
        dictionary (dict): The input dictionary
        replacement (str): The replacement for empty keys (default: 'empty_key')

        Returns:
        dict: A new dictionary with empty keys replaced
        """
        # tmp_dict = {}
        # for k, v in dictionary.items():
        #     if k == '':
        #         tmp_dict[replacement] = dictionary[k]
        #     else:
        #         tmp_dict[k] = dictionary[k]
        # return tmp_dict
        return {(replacement if k == "" else k): v for k, v in dictionary.items()}

    def _extract_capa(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("CAPA_TIMEOUT")) # 5 minutes in seconds
        capa_command = [os.getenv("CAPA_PATH"), "-j", self.filepath] # COMMENT FOR TESTING ON MAC

        import signal

        # try:
        #     result = subprocess.run(
        #         capa_command, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=TIMEOUT
        #     )
        # except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        #     self.log.error(f"The capa command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds")
        #     return {}
        # except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        #     self.log.error(f"Error running capa: {e}")
        #     return {}

        # try:
        #     capa_output = json.loads(result.stdout)
        # except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
        #     self.log.error("Error parsing capa output: {e}")
        #     return {}

        # Create a process group for easier termination of all child processes
        try:
            # Start the process in a new process group
            process = subprocess.Popen(
                capa_command,
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                text=True,
                preexec_fn=os.setsid  # Use os.setsid() to create a new process group
            )
            
            # Implement timeout handling manually
            try:
                stdout, stderr = process.communicate(timeout=TIMEOUT)
                # Process completed within timeout
                if process.returncode != 0:
                    self.log.error(f"Error running capa, return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {stderr}")
                    return {}
            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                # Kill the entire process group on timeout
                self.log.warning(f"The capa command timed out after {TIMEOUT} seconds, terminating process group")
                
                try:
                    # Send SIGTERM to the entire process group
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                    
                    # Give it a moment to terminate gracefully
                    try:
                        process.wait(timeout=3)
                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                        # If it's still running after 3 seconds, send SIGKILL
                        self.log.warning("Process didn't terminate with SIGTERM, sending SIGKILL")
                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                        
                    process.wait()  # Make sure process resources are fully cleaned up
                except (ProcessLookupError, OSError) as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error while killing process: {e}")
                    
                return {}
                
            try:
                capa_output = json.loads(stdout)
            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error parsing capa output: {e}")
                return {}

            capa_dump = {}  # dictionalry of capabilities
            capabilities = set()  # list of capabilities
            namespaces = set()  # list of namespaces
            attack_dump = {}  # dictionary of tuples [tactic](technique, technique_id)
            tactics = set()  # list of tactics
            techniques = set()  # list of techniques
            techniques_id = set()  # list of techniques_id
            mbc_dump = {}  # dictionary of tuples [objective](behavior, behavior_id)
            mbc_objectives = set()  # list of objectives
            mbc_behaviors = set()  # list of behaviors
            mbc_behaviors_id = set()  # list of behaviors_id

            if isinstance(capa_output, dict) and "rules" in capa_output:
                rules = capa_output["rules"]
                if isinstance(rules, dict):
                    for rule_name, rule_data in rules.items():
                        if isinstance(rule_data, dict) and "meta" in rule_data:
                            meta = rule_data["meta"]
                            if isinstance(meta, dict):
                                # Process capabilities
                                namespace = meta.get("namespace", "").lower()
                                # if namespace != 'lib':
                                if namespace not in capa_dump:
                                    capa_dump[namespace] = []
                                    namespaces.add(namespace)
                                capa_dump[namespace].append(rule_name)
                                capabilities.add(rule_name)

                                # Process ATTACK information
                                if "attack" in meta:
                                    for attack_entry in meta["attack"]:
                                        tactic = attack_entry.get("tactic", "")
                                        technique = attack_entry.get("technique", "")
                                        id = attack_entry.get("id", "")
                                        if tactic and technique:
                                            if tactic in attack_dump:
                                                attack_dump[tactic].append((technique, id))
                                            else:
                                                attack_dump[tactic] = [(technique, id)]
                                            tactics.add(tactic)
                                            techniques.add(technique)
                                            techniques_id.add(id)

                                # Process MBC information
                                if "mbc" in meta:
                                    for mbc_entry in meta["mbc"]:
                                        objective = mbc_entry.get("objective", "")
                                        behavior = mbc_entry.get("behavior", "")
                                        id = mbc_entry.get("id", "")
                                        if objective and behavior:
                                            if objective in mbc_dump:
                                                mbc_dump[objective].append((behavior, id))
                                            else:
                                                mbc_dump[objective] = [(behavior, id)]
                                            mbc_objectives.add(objective)
                                            mbc_behaviors.add(behavior)
                                            mbc_behaviors_id.add(id)

            # return {
            #     'capabilities_all': json.dumps(capabilities_all, indent=2),
            #     'capabilities': list(capabilities),
            #     'namespaces': list(namespaces),
            #     'attack': json.dumps(attack, indent=2),
            #     'tactics': list(tactics),
            #     'techniques': list(techniques),
            #     'techniques_id': list(techniques_id),
            #     'mbc': json.dumps(mbc, indent=2),
            #     'mbc_objectives': list(mbc_objectives),
            #     'mbc_behaviors': list(mbc_behaviors),
            #     'mbc_behaviors_id': list(mbc_behaviors_id)
            # }

            capa_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(capa_dump)
            attack_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(attack_dump)
            mbc_dump = self._replace_empty_keys(mbc_dump)
            self.capa = CAPA(
                json.dumps(capa_dump, indent=2),
                list(capabilities),
                list(namespaces),
                json.dumps(attack_dump, indent=2),
                list(tactics),
                list(techniques),
                list(techniques_id),
                json.dumps(mbc_dump, indent=2),
                list(mbc_objectives),
                list(mbc_behaviors),
                list(mbc_behaviors_id),
            )
            self.log.debug(f"CAPA dump: {self.capa})")
            
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Unexpected error in CAPA extraction: {str(e)}")
            # Try to clean up any process if possible
            if 'process' in locals() and process.poll() is None:
                try:
                    os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
                    process.wait()
                except:
                    pass
            return {}

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.capa
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            
            # Prepare data for multiple tables
            tables_data = {
                'multi_table': True,  # Flag for multi-table export
                
                # Raw data table
                'raw': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa',
                    'data': [[
                        self.sha256,
                        self.md5,
                        self.sha1,
                        current_time,
                        self.capa.capa_dump,  # capa_dump
                        self.capa.attack_dump,            # attack_dump
                        self.capa.mbc_dump                # mbc_dump
                    ]],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'capa_dump', 'attack_dump', 'mbc_dump'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'JSON', 'JSON', 'JSON'
                    ]
                },
                
                # Capabilities table
                'capabilities': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_capabilities',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time, namespace, capability]
                        for namespace, capabilities in json.loads(self.capa.capa_dump).items()
                        for capability in capabilities
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'namespace', 'capability'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                },
                
                # MITRE ATT&CK table
                'attack': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_attack',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time, 
                         tactic, technique[0], technique[1]]  # technique[0] is the name, technique[1] is the ID
                        for tactic, techniques in json.loads(self.capa.attack_dump).items()
                        for technique in techniques
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'tactic', 'technique', 'technique_id'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)', 
                        'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                },
                
                # MBC table
                'mbc': {
                    'table': 'redb_capa_mbc',
                    'data': [
                        [self.sha256, self.md5, self.sha1, current_time,
                         objective, behavior[0], behavior[1]]  # behavior[0] is the name, behavior[1] is the ID
                        for objective, behaviors in json.loads(self.capa.mbc_dump).items()
                        for behavior in behaviors
                    ],
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'analysis_date',
                        'objective', 'behavior', 'behavior_id'
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                        'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'LowCardinality(String)',
                        'LowCardinality(String)'
                    ]
                }
            }
            
            return tables_data

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_capa"  # Return the main table name

    def extract(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            self._extract_capa()
            return self.capa  # Return the extracted data instead of exporting directly
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting CAPA: {e}")
            return None

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.CAPA.value