Xiao Zou

21 papers B 2C 2Journal 12Unranked 5
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Comput. Mater. Continua
Haibo Lei, Xu-An Wang, Wenhao Liu, Lingling Wu, Chao Zhang, Weiwei Jiang, Xiao Zou
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst.
Wenbin Wei, Rui Guo, Xiao Zou, Zengping Chen
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Imaging Syst. Technol.
Jintao Zhai, Feng Tian, Ang Li, Shengyou Qian, Runmin Wang, Xiao Zou
2024 conf
PRCV (14)
Jintao Zhai, Feng Tian, Fangfang Ju, Xiao Zou, Shengyou Qian
2024 J jnl
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett.
Chuang Hei, Wei Hu, Xiao Zou, Kaili Hu, Zhen Li
2023 conf
ICCPR
Binjun Zhang, Eric Rigall, Yuting Huang, Xiao Zou, Shu Zhang, Junyu Dong, Hui Yu
2021 J jnl
Inf.
Bei Liu, Xian Zhang, Xiao Zou, Jing Cao, Ziqi Peng
2020 J jnl
Symmetry
Xiao Zou, Shengyou Qian, Qiaolai Tan, Hu Dong
2019 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Xiao-Yu Ma, Meng Zhao, Xiao Zou
2019 J jnl
EURASIP J. Wirel. Commun. Netw.
Qi Liu, Xiao Zou
2015 J jnl
Decis. Support Syst.
Xiao Zou, Ke-Wei Huang
2013 conf
ICICA (1)
Xiao Zou, Heng Wang, HongXiang Duan, Qiuyu Zhang
2013 J jnl
J. Multim.
Xiao Zou, Heng Wang, Qiuyu Zhang
2013 conf
PACIS
Chunmian Ge, Xiao Zou
2013 C conf
ICIS
Xiao Zou, Ke-Wei Huang
2012 C conf
ICEC
Xiao Zou, Ke-Wei Huang
2010 J jnl
Microelectron. Reliab.
Xiao Zou, Guojia Fang, Longyan Yuan, Xingsheng Tong, Xingzhong Zhao
2004 J jnl
Sci. China Ser. F Inf. Sci.
Paul S. Wang, Simon Gray, Norbert Kajler, Dongdai Lin, Weidong Liao, Xiao Zou
2004 conf
ITCC (1)
Paul S. Wang, Yi Zhou, Xiao Zou
2003 B conf
ISSAC
Paul S. Wang, Norbert Kajler, Yi Zhou, Xiao Zou
2001 B conf
ISSAC
Paul S. Wang, Simon Gray, Norbert Kajler, Dongdai Lin, Weidong Liao, Xiao Zou
redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_symbols.py
← Index redb/extractors/elf_extractors/elf_symbols.py python
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any, List, Dict

from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
from elftools.common.exceptions import ELFError

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.elf_extractor import ELFExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import ELFSymbol


class ELFSymbolExtractor(ELFExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        elf=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            elf,
        )
        self.elf_symbols = []
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-elf_symbols"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def _map_symbol_type(self, st_type_str: str) -> int:
        """Map symbol type string to enum value."""
        type_map = {
            'STT_NOTYPE': 0,
            'STT_OBJECT': 1,
            'STT_FUNC': 2,
            'STT_SECTION': 3,
            'STT_FILE': 4,
            'STT_COMMON': 5,
            'STT_TLS': 6
        }
        return type_map.get(st_type_str, 0)

    def _map_symbol_bind(self, st_bind_str: str) -> int:
        """Map symbol binding string to enum value."""
        bind_map = {
            'STB_LOCAL': 0,
            'STB_GLOBAL': 1,
            'STB_WEAK': 2
        }
        return bind_map.get(st_bind_str, 0)

    def _map_symbol_visibility(self, st_vis_str: str) -> int:
        """Map symbol visibility string to enum value."""
        vis_map = {
            'STV_DEFAULT': 0,
            'STV_INTERNAL': 1,
            'STV_HIDDEN': 2,
            'STV_PROTECTED': 3
        }
        return vis_map.get(st_vis_str, 0)

    def _extract_symbol_data(self, symbol, is_dynamic: bool = False) -> Dict:
        """Extract data from a single symbol."""
        try:
            # Get symbol name (handle empty names)
            symbol_name = symbol.name if symbol.name else f"<unnamed_{symbol.entry.get('st_name', 0)}>"

            # Get symbol properties
            symbol_value = symbol.entry.get('st_value', 0)
            symbol_size = symbol.entry.get('st_size', 0)

            # Handle section index - can be integer or special string like 'SHN_UNDEF'
            st_shndx_raw = symbol.entry.get('st_shndx', 0)
            if isinstance(st_shndx_raw, str):
                # Map special section index strings to integers
                shndx_map = {
                    'SHN_UNDEF': 0,
                    'SHN_ABS': 65521,  # 0xFFF1
                    'SHN_COMMON': 65522,  # 0xFFF2
                    'SHN_XINDEX': 65535,  # 0xFFFF
                }
                symbol_section_index = shndx_map.get(st_shndx_raw, 0)
                symbol_section_index_str = st_shndx_raw.replace('SHN_', '') if st_shndx_raw.startswith('SHN_') else st_shndx_raw
            else:
                symbol_section_index = st_shndx_raw
                symbol_section_index_str = str(st_shndx_raw)

            # Get symbol type and map to enum
            st_type_str = symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('type', 'STT_NOTYPE')
            symbol_type_enum = self._map_symbol_type(st_type_str)
            symbol_type_str = st_type_str.replace('STT_', '') if st_type_str.startswith('STT_') else st_type_str

            # Get symbol binding and map to enum
            st_bind_str = symbol.entry.get('st_info', {}).get('bind', 'STB_LOCAL')
            symbol_bind_enum = self._map_symbol_bind(st_bind_str)
            symbol_bind_str = st_bind_str.replace('STB_', '') if st_bind_str.startswith('STB_') else st_bind_str

            # Get symbol visibility and map to enum
            st_vis_str = symbol.entry.get('st_other', {}).get('visibility', 'STV_DEFAULT')
            symbol_visibility_enum = self._map_symbol_visibility(st_vis_str)
            symbol_visibility_str = st_vis_str.replace('STV_', '') if st_vis_str.startswith('STV_') else st_vis_str

            return ELFSymbol(
                symbol_name=symbol_name,
                symbol_value=symbol_value,
                symbol_size=symbol_size,
                symbol_type=symbol_type_enum,
                symbol_type_str=symbol_type_str,
                symbol_bind=symbol_bind_enum,
                symbol_bind_str=symbol_bind_str,
                symbol_visibility=symbol_visibility_enum,
                symbol_visibility_str=symbol_visibility_str,
                symbol_section_index=symbol_section_index,
                symbol_section_index_str=symbol_section_index_str,
                is_dynamic=1 if is_dynamic else 0
            )

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting symbol data: {e}")
            return None

    def _extract_symbols_from_section(self, elf, section_name: str, is_dynamic: bool = False) -> List[Dict]:
        """Extract symbols from a specific symbol table section."""
        symbols = []

        try:
            section = elf.get_section_by_name(section_name)
            if not section:
                self.log.debug(f"No {section_name} section found")
                return symbols

            if not hasattr(section, 'iter_symbols'):
                self.log.debug(f"Section {section_name} is not a symbol table")
                return symbols

            # Iterate through symbols in the section with per-symbol error handling
            for symbol_index, symbol in enumerate(section.iter_symbols()):
                try:
                    symbol_data = self._extract_symbol_data(symbol, is_dynamic)
                    if symbol_data:
                        symbols.append(symbol_data)
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error processing symbol {symbol_index} in {section_name}: {e}")
                    # Continue with other symbols

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting symbols from {section_name}: {e}")

        return symbols

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.ELF_SYMBOLS.value if hasattr(Tag, 'ELF_SYMBOLS') else "elf_symbols"

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

            def extract_data(elf):
                all_symbols = []

                # Extract static symbols from .symtab with individual error handling
                try:
                    static_symbols = self._extract_symbols_from_section(elf, '.symtab', is_dynamic=False)
                    all_symbols.extend(static_symbols)
                    self.log.debug(f"Extracted {len(static_symbols)} static symbols from .symtab")
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error extracting static symbols from .symtab: {e}")

                # Extract dynamic symbols from .dynsym with individual error handling
                try:
                    dynamic_symbols = self._extract_symbols_from_section(elf, '.dynsym', is_dynamic=True)
                    all_symbols.extend(dynamic_symbols)
                    self.log.debug(f"Extracted {len(dynamic_symbols)} dynamic symbols from .dynsym")
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error extracting dynamic symbols from .dynsym: {e}")

                return all_symbols

            if not self._is_elf_file():
                return None

            result = self._with_elf_file(extract_data)
            if result is None:
                return None

            self.elf_symbols = result
            return self.elf_symbols

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting ELF symbols {self.hash.sha256}: {e}")
            return None

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.elf_symbols
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            try:
                # Return valid empty structure if no symbols (e.g., stripped binary)
                # None is reserved for actual errors

                # Prepare data arrays for all symbols
                data = []
                current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
                for symbol in self.elf_symbols:
                    row = [
                        self.sha256,
                        self.md5,
                        self.sha1,
                        symbol.symbol_name,
                        symbol.symbol_value,
                        symbol.symbol_size,
                        symbol.symbol_type,
                        symbol.symbol_type_str,
                        symbol.symbol_bind,
                        symbol.symbol_bind_str,
                        symbol.symbol_visibility,
                        symbol.symbol_visibility_str,
                        symbol.symbol_section_index,
                        symbol.symbol_section_index_str,
                        symbol.is_dynamic,
                        current_time
                    ]
                    data.append(row)

                column_names = [
                    'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1',
                    'symbol_name', 'symbol_value', 'symbol_size',
                    'symbol_type', 'symbol_type_str',
                    'symbol_bind', 'symbol_bind_str',
                    'symbol_visibility', 'symbol_visibility_str',
                    'symbol_section_index', 'symbol_section_index_str', 'is_dynamic',
                    'analysis_date'
                ]

                column_type_names = [
                    'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                    'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt64', 'UInt64',
                    "Enum8('NOTYPE'=0, 'OBJECT'=1, 'FUNC'=2, 'SECTION'=3, 'FILE'=4, 'COMMON'=5, 'TLS'=6)",
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    "Enum8('LOCAL'=0, 'GLOBAL'=1, 'WEAK'=2)",
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    "Enum8('DEFAULT'=0, 'INTERNAL'=1, 'HIDDEN'=2, 'PROTECTED'=3)",
                    'LowCardinality(String)',
                    'UInt16', 'LowCardinality(String)', 'UInt8',
                    'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
                ]

                if not data:
                    return None

                return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

            except Exception as e:
                self.log.error(f"Error preparing export data: {e}")
                raise

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_elf_symbols"