Xianghui Meng

14 papers Journal 8Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Comput. Mater. Continua
Fang Liu, Xianghui Meng, Jiachen Li, Sibo Guo
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Jilong Guo, Rui Li, Guodong Li, Yao Gong, Enzhe Song, Yanmin Zhou, Xianghui Meng
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas.
Jilong Guo, Rui Li, Guodong Li, Yao Gong, Enzhe Song, Yanmin Zhou, Xianghui Meng
2024 conf
ICDAR (4)
Qiangang Pan, Yahong Hu, Youbai Xie, Xianghui Meng, Yilun Zhang
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Yihu Tang, Li Huang, Limin Wu, Xianghui Meng
2024 conf
AsiaSim
Xianghui Meng, Tan Li, Jin Guo, Jingyu Zhu, Weining Song, Yalan Xing, Wu Lv, Mu Gu, Meng Chen, Nanjiang Chen, Gang Wu, Haonan Bu
2024 conf
AsiaSim
Gang Wu, Tan Li, Yuqi Zhou, Jin Guo, Jingyu Zhu, Nanjiang Chen, Weining Song, Yalan Xing, Xianghui Meng, Yanwen Lin, Qi Wang, Runqiang Li
2023 J jnl
Knowl. Based Syst.
Xianghui Meng, Yang Song, Qingchun Bai, Taoyi Wang
2023 J jnl
Adv. Eng. Informatics
Xiang Lan, Yahong Hu, Youbai Xie, Xianghui Meng, Yilun Zhang, Qiangang Pan, Yishen Ding
2023 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Yinjun Wang, Liang Ge, Chunrong Xue, Xiaobo Li, Xianghui Meng, Xiaoxi Ding
2023 conf
IoTAAI
Xianghui Meng, Tan Li, Meng Chen, Nanjiang Chen, Weining Song, Qi Wang, Yanwei Lin, Lixin Yuan, Kai Tian, Ligang Sun, Jianwen Lu, Zhaopeng Zhang
2023 conf
ICAICE
Xianghui Meng, Melinda A. Beninsig
2023 conf
AsiaSim (1)
Yuqi Zhou, Tan Li, Bohu Li, Gang Wu, Xianghui Meng, Jin Guo, Nengwen Wan, Jingyu Zhu, Shimei Li, Weining Song, Chunhui Su, Nanjiang Chen, Yalan Xing, Qi Wang, Yanwen Lin, Runqiang Li
2010 J jnl
Concurr. Eng. Res. Appl.
Xianghui Meng, You-Bai Xie
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_signature_old.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_signature_old.py python
import inspect
import pefile

from hashlib import md5, sha1, sha256

from asn1crypto import cms, pem, x509, core

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import PECertificate, PESigner


class PESignatureExtractor(PEExtractor):
    """
    RFC 3161 - Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP)
    Section 2.4.2 defines the TSTInfo structure.
    https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3161#section-2.4.2

    Microsoft Authenticode Time Stamping Specification
    https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/Authenticode_PE.docx
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_signature"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

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

    @staticmethod
    def _extract_certificate_info(cert_data):
        # self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        certificate = x509.Certificate.load(cert_data)
        certificate_serial_number = format(certificate.serial_number, "x").upper()
        grouped_serial_number = ":".join(
            [
                certificate_serial_number[i : i + 2]
                for i in range(0, len(certificate_serial_number), 2)
            ]
        )
        return PECertificate(
            _id=format(certificate.serial_number, "x").upper(),
            certificate_serial_number=grouped_serial_number,
            certificate_issuer=certificate.issuer.human_friendly,
            certificate_subject=certificate.subject.human_friendly,
            certificate_valid_from=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_before"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_valid_to=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_after"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_thumbprint=sha1(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
            certificate_md5=md5(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
            certificate_sha256=sha256(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
        )

    @staticmethod
    def _parse_microsoft_time_stamp(ts_token):
        class TSTInfo(core.Sequence):
            _fields = [
                ("version", core.Integer),
                ("policy_id", core.ObjectIdentifier),
                ("message_imprint", core.Sequence),
                ("serial_number", core.Integer),
                ("gen_time", core.GeneralizedTime),
                ("accuracy", core.Sequence, {"optional": True}),
                ("ordering", core.Boolean, {"optional": True}),
                ("nonce", core.Integer, {"optional": True}),
                ("tsa", core.Sequence, {"optional": True}),
                ("extensions", core.Sequence, {"optional": True}),
            ]

        # The content should be SignedData
        signed_data = ts_token["content"]

        # The actual timestamp should be in the encapContentInfo
        encap_content_info = signed_data["encap_content_info"]
        tst_info = TSTInfo.load(encap_content_info["content"])

        # Extract the genTime field from TSTInfo, type(genTime): <class 'datetime.datetime'>
        gen_time = tst_info["gen_time"].native

        return gen_time

    def _extract_signer_info(self, signer):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        signing_time = None

        for attr_set in [signer["signed_attrs"], signer["unsigned_attrs"]]:
            if attr_set:
                for attribute in attr_set:
                    attr_type = attribute["type"].dotted
                    if attr_type == "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5":  # signingTime
                        signing_time = attribute["values"][0].native
                        break
                    elif (
                        attr_type == "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.2.1"
                        or attr_type == "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.3.3.1"
                    ):  # microsoft_time_stamp_token
                        try:
                            ts_token = attribute["values"][0].native
                            signing_time = self._parse_microsoft_time_stamp(ts_token)
                            self.log.debug(
                                f"Signing Time from Microsoft Time Stamp Token: {signing_time}"
                            )
                        except Exception as e:
                            self.log.error(
                                f"Error parsing Microsoft Time Stamp Token: {e}"
                            )
                            self.log.error("Token structure:", attribute["values"][0])
                    elif attr_type == "1.2.840.113549.1.9.6":  # counterSignature
                        counter_sig_values = attribute["values"]
                        for counter_sig_value in counter_sig_values:
                            try:
                                counter_sig_info = cms.SignerInfo.load(
                                    counter_sig_value.native
                                )
                                cs_signed_attrs = counter_sig_info["signed_attrs"]
                                for cs_attr in cs_signed_attrs:
                                    cs_attr_type = cs_attr["type"].dotted
                                    if (
                                        cs_attr_type == "1.2.840.113549.1.9.5"
                                    ):  # signingTime
                                        signing_time = cs_attr["values"][0].native
                                        self.log.debug(
                                            "Signing Time (from countersignature):",
                                            signing_time,
                                        )
                                        break
                                if signing_time:
                                    break
                            except Exception as e:
                                self.log.error(
                                    f"Error processing countersignature: {e}"
                                )
                    if signing_time:
                        break
            if signing_time:
                break
        signer_serial_number = format(
            signer["sid"].native["serial_number"], "x"
        ).upper()
        grouped_serial_number = " ".join(
            [
                signer_serial_number[i : i + 2]
                for i in range(0, len(signer_serial_number), 2)
            ]
        )
        return PESigner(
            # this is to avoid duplicate _id with the Signer certificate used to sign as they are in the same ES index
            _id=format(signer["sid"].native["serial_number"], "x").upper()
            + signer["digest_algorithm"]["algorithm"].native,
            signer_serial_number=grouped_serial_number,
            signer_digest_algorithm=signer["digest_algorithm"]["algorithm"].native,
            signer_signature_algorithm=signer["signature_algorithm"][
                "algorithm"
            ].native,
            signing_time=(
                signing_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") if signing_time else None
            ),
            # "countersigners": extract_countersigners(signer), # TODO: Implement this
        )

    def _extract_signature_info(self):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        address = self.pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        size = self.pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].Size

        addr_8 = address + 8
        signature_data = bytes(
            self.pe.write()[addr_8 : addr_8 + size]  # noqa E203
        )  # Ensure this is a bytes object
        if pem.detect(signature_data):
            signature_data = pem.unarmor(signature_data)

        content_info = cms.ContentInfo.load(signature_data)
        signed_data = content_info["content"]

        certificates = signed_data["certificates"]
        signers = signed_data["signer_infos"]

        certificates_list = []
        for cert in certificates:
            cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert.chosen.dump())
            certificates_list.append(cert_info)

        signer_info_list = []
        for signer in signers:
            signer_info = self._extract_signer_info(signer)
            signer_info_list.append(signer_info)

        return certificates_list, signer_info_list

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
            if self._is_signed():
                certificates_list, signers_list = self._extract_signature_info()
                # self.export_to_elastic([PECodeSigning(certificates_list, signers_list)])
                self.export_to_elastic(certificates_list, Tag.PE_CERTIFICATE.value)
                self.export_to_elastic(signers_list, Tag.PE_SIGNER.value)
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting PE Signature: {e}")
            return None