Xi Liang

14 papers A* 2A 2Journal 6Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2023 A* conf
ICDE
Xi Liang, Stavros Sintos, Sanjay Krishnan
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Xi Liang, Stavros Sintos, Sanjay Krishnan
2022 conf
BiDEDE@SIGMOD
Ted Shaowang, Xi Liang, Sanjay Krishnan
2021 A* conf
ICDE
Cong Ding, Dixin Tang, Xi Liang, Aaron J. Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Cong Ding, Dixin Tang, Xi Liang, Aaron J. Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan
2021 conf
SIGMOD Conference
Xi Liang, Stavros Sintos, Zechao Shang, Sanjay Krishnan
2021 J jnl
CoRR
Xi Liang, Stavros Sintos, Zechao Shang, Sanjay Krishnan
2020 A conf
CIDR
Zechao Shang, Xi Liang, Dixin Tang, Cong Ding, Aaron J. Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan, Michael J. Franklin
2020 conf
SIGMOD Conference
Xi Liang, Zechao Shang, Sanjay Krishnan, Aaron J. Elmore, Michael J. Franklin
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Xi Liang, Zechao Shang, Aaron J. Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan, Michael J. Franklin
2019 J jnl
CoRR
Xi Liang, Aaron J. Elmore, Sanjay Krishnan
2017 A conf
ITC
Xiaoan Ding, Xi Liang, Yanjing Li
2015 conf
CIG
Xi Liang, Tinghan Wei, I-Chen Wu
2015 J jnl
ICGA J.
Xi Liang, Ting-Han Wei, I-Chen Wu
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/scores.py python
from collections import deque
from binaryninja import highlevelil
from binaryninja.enums import HighLevelILOperation


class ObfuscationScores:
    def __init__(self, hlil_function):
        self.function = hlil_function
        self._basic_blocks = list(hlil_function.basic_blocks) if hlil_function and hlil_function.basic_blocks else []
        self._block_count = len(self._basic_blocks)

    def flattened_score(self):
        """
        A heuristic for detecting control flow flattening from Tim Blazytko.
        Source: https://www.synthesis.to/2021/03/03/flattening_detection.html
        """
        if self._block_count == 0:
            return 0.0

        max_flattening_ratio = 0.0

        for basic_block in self._basic_blocks:
            dominated = get_dominated_by(basic_block)
            if not any(edge.source in dominated for edge in basic_block.incoming_edges):
                continue
            ratio = len(dominated) / self._block_count
            if ratio > max_flattening_ratio:
                max_flattening_ratio = ratio

        return max_flattening_ratio

    def MBA_score(self):
        """
        Score for MBA is obtained by the number of instructions that have at least one arithmetic operation and
        one logic operation DIVIDED by the number of instructions.
        """
        total = 0
        mba_count = 0

        for ins in self.function.instructions:
            total += 1
            if uses_mba(ins):
                mba_count += 1

        if total == 0:
            return 0.0

        return mba_count / total

def get_dominated_by(dominator):
    """
    Get the dominators that are dominated by the given dominator.
    (To recall the theory, a basic block B is called dominator for A if every path from START
    to A must include B)
    """
    result = set()
    worklist = deque([dominator])

    while worklist:
        block = worklist.popleft()
        if block in result:
            continue
        result.add(block)
        worklist.extend(block.dominator_tree_children)

    return result

_ARITHMETIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_ADD,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NEG,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_SUB,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MUL,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_DIVS,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_MODS,
})

_LOGIC_OPS = frozenset({
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_NOT,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_AND,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_OR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_XOR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSR,
    HighLevelILOperation.HLIL_LSL,
})

_MBA_OPS = _ARITHMETIC_OPS | _LOGIC_OPS

def uses_mba(hlil_instruction):
    uses_logic = False
    uses_arithmetic = False
    stack = [hlil_instruction]

    while stack:
        instruction = stack.pop()

        if not isinstance(instruction, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
            continue

        op = instruction.operation

        if op not in _MBA_OPS:
            for operand in instruction.operands:
                if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                    stack.append(operand)
            continue

        if op in _ARITHMETIC_OPS:
            uses_arithmetic = True
        else:
            uses_logic = True

        if uses_logic and uses_arithmetic:
            return True

        for operand in instruction.operands:
            if isinstance(operand, highlevelil.HighLevelILInstruction):
                stack.append(operand)

    return False