dotnet update: emit enclosing class information for nested classes

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - binja: add support for forwarded exports #1646 @xusheng6
 - binja: add support for symtab names #1504 @xusheng6
 - add com class/interface features #322 @Aayush-goel-04
+- dotnet: emit enclosing class information for nested classes #1780 #1913 @bkojusner @mike-hunhoff
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
@@ -1628,4 +1629,4 @@ Download a standalone binary below and checkout the readme [here on GitHub](http
 ### Raw diffs
 
   - [capa v1.0.0...v1.1.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0)
-  - [capa-rules v1.0.0...v1.1.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0)
+  - [capa-rules v1.0.0...v1.1.0](https://github.com/mandiant/capa-rules/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0)

capa/features/extractors/dnfile/helpers.py

@@ -131,10 +131,14 @@ def get_dotnet_managed_imports(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
             # remove get_/set_ from MemberRef name
             member_ref_name = member_ref_name[4:]
 
+        typerefnamespace, typerefname = resolve_nested_typeref_name(
+            member_ref.Class.row_index, member_ref.Class.row, pe
+        )
+
         yield DnType(
             token,
-            member_ref.Class.row.TypeName,
-            namespace=member_ref.Class.row.TypeNamespace,
+            typerefname,
+            namespace=typerefnamespace,
             member=member_ref_name,
             access=access,
         )
@@ -188,6 +192,8 @@ def get_dotnet_managed_methods(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
             TypeNamespace (index into String heap)
             MethodList (index into MethodDef table; it marks the first of a contiguous run of Methods owned by this Type)
     """
+    nested_class_table = get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index(pe)
+
     accessor_map: Dict[int, str] = {}
     for methoddef, methoddef_access in get_dotnet_methoddef_property_accessors(pe):
         accessor_map[methoddef] = methoddef_access
@@ -211,7 +217,9 @@ def get_dotnet_managed_methods(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
                 # remove get_/set_
                 method_name = method_name[4:]
 
-            yield DnType(token, typedef.TypeName, namespace=typedef.TypeNamespace, member=method_name, access=access)
+            typedefnamespace, typedefname = resolve_nested_typedef_name(nested_class_table, rid, typedef, pe)
+
+            yield DnType(token, typedefname, namespace=typedefnamespace, member=method_name, access=access)
 
 
 def get_dotnet_fields(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
@@ -225,6 +233,8 @@ def get_dotnet_fields(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
             TypeNamespace (index into String heap)
             FieldList (index into Field table; it marks the first of a contiguous run of Fields owned by this Type)
     """
+    nested_class_table = get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index(pe)
+
     for rid, typedef in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number):
         assert isinstance(typedef, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDefRow)
 
@@ -235,8 +245,11 @@ def get_dotnet_fields(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
             if field.row is None:
                 logger.debug("TypeDef[0x%X] FieldList[0x%X] row is None", rid, idx)
                 continue
+
+            typedefnamespace, typedefname = resolve_nested_typedef_name(nested_class_table, rid, typedef, pe)
+
             token: int = calculate_dotnet_token_value(field.table.number, field.row_index)
-            yield DnType(token, typedef.TypeName, namespace=typedef.TypeNamespace, member=field.row.Name)
+            yield DnType(token, typedefname, namespace=typedefnamespace, member=field.row.Name)
 
 
 def get_dotnet_managed_method_bodies(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[Tuple[int, CilMethodBody]]:
@@ -300,19 +313,119 @@ def get_dotnet_unmanaged_imports(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnUnmanagedMethod]
         yield DnUnmanagedMethod(token, module, method)
 
 
+def get_dotnet_table_row(pe: dnfile.dnPE, table_index: int, row_index: int) -> Optional[dnfile.base.MDTableRow]:
+    assert pe.net is not None
+    assert pe.net.mdtables is not None
+
+    if row_index - 1 <= 0:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        table = pe.net.mdtables.tables.get(table_index, [])
+        return table[row_index - 1]
+    except IndexError:
+        return None
+
+
+def resolve_nested_typedef_name(
+    nested_class_table: dict, index: int, typedef: dnfile.mdtable.TypeDefRow, pe: dnfile.dnPE
+) -> tuple[str, Tuple[str, ...]]:
+    """Resolves all nested TypeDef class names. Returns the namespace as a str and the nested TypeRef name as a tuple"""
+
+    if index in nested_class_table:
+        typedef_name = []
+        name = typedef.TypeName
+
+        # Append the current typedef name
+        typedef_name.append(name)
+
+        while nested_class_table[index] in nested_class_table:
+            # Iterate through the typedef table to resolve the nested name
+            table_row = get_dotnet_table_row(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number, nested_class_table[index])
+            if table_row is None:
+                return typedef.TypeNamespace, tuple(typedef_name[::-1])
+
+            name = table_row.TypeName
+            typedef_name.append(name)
+            index = nested_class_table[index]
+
+        # Document the root enclosing details
+        table_row = get_dotnet_table_row(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number, nested_class_table[index])
+        if table_row is None:
+            return typedef.TypeNamespace, tuple(typedef_name[::-1])
+
+        enclosing_name = table_row.TypeName
+        typedef_name.append(enclosing_name)
+
+        return table_row.TypeNamespace, tuple(typedef_name[::-1])
+
+    else:
+        return typedef.TypeNamespace, (typedef.TypeName,)
+
+
+def resolve_nested_typeref_name(
+    index: int, typeref: dnfile.mdtable.TypeRefRow, pe: dnfile.dnPE
+) -> tuple[str, Tuple[str, ...]]:
+    """Resolves all nested TypeRef class names. Returns the namespace as a str and the nested TypeRef name as a tuple"""
+    # If the ResolutionScope decodes to a typeRef type then it is nested
+    if isinstance(typeref.ResolutionScope.table, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef):
+        typeref_name = []
+        name = typeref.TypeName
+        # Not appending the current typeref name to avoid potential duplicate
+
+        # Validate index
+        table_row = get_dotnet_table_row(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number, index)
+        if table_row is None:
+            return typeref.TypeNamespace, (typeref.TypeName,)
+
+        while isinstance(table_row.ResolutionScope.table, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef):
+            # Iterate through the typeref table to resolve the nested name
+            typeref_name.append(name)
+            name = table_row.TypeName
+            table_row = get_dotnet_table_row(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number, table_row.ResolutionScope.row_index)
+            if table_row is None:
+                return typeref.TypeNamespace, tuple(typeref_name[::-1])
+
+        # Document the root enclosing details
+        typeref_name.append(table_row.TypeName)
+
+        return table_row.TypeNamespace, tuple(typeref_name[::-1])
+
+    else:
+        return typeref.TypeNamespace, (typeref.TypeName,)
+
+
+def get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> dict:
+    """Build index for EnclosingClass based off the NestedClass row index in the nestedclass table"""
+    nested_class_table = {}
+
+    # Used to find nested classes in typedef
+    for _rid, nestedclass in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.NestedClass.number):
+        assert isinstance(nestedclass, dnfile.mdtable.NestedClassRow)
+        nested_class_table[nestedclass.NestedClass.row_index] = nestedclass.EnclosingClass.row_index
+
+    return nested_class_table
+
+
 def get_dotnet_types(pe: dnfile.dnPE) -> Iterator[DnType]:
     """get .NET types from TypeDef and TypeRef tables"""
+    nested_class_table = get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index(pe)
+
     for rid, typedef in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number):
         assert isinstance(typedef, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDefRow)
 
+        typedefnamespace, typedefname = resolve_nested_typedef_name(nested_class_table, rid, typedef, pe)
+
         typedef_token: int = calculate_dotnet_token_value(dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number, rid)
-        yield DnType(typedef_token, typedef.TypeName, namespace=typedef.TypeNamespace)
+        yield DnType(typedef_token, typedefname, namespace=typedefnamespace)
 
     for rid, typeref in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number):
         assert isinstance(typeref, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRefRow)
 
+        typerefnamespace, typerefname = resolve_nested_typeref_name(typeref.ResolutionScope.row_index, typeref, pe)
+
         typeref_token: int = calculate_dotnet_token_value(dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number, rid)
-        yield DnType(typeref_token, typeref.TypeName, namespace=typeref.TypeNamespace)
+        yield DnType(typeref_token, typerefname, namespace=typerefnamespace)
 
 
 def calculate_dotnet_token_value(table: int, rid: int) -> int:

capa/features/extractors/dnfile/types.py

@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 #  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Tuple, Optional
 
 
 class DnType:
-    def __init__(self, token: int, class_: str, namespace: str = "", member: str = "", access: Optional[str] = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, token: int, class_: Tuple[str, ...], namespace: str = "", member: str = "", access: Optional[str] = None
+    ):
         self.token: int = token
         self.access: Optional[str] = access
         self.namespace: str = namespace
-        self.class_: str = class_
+        self.class_: Tuple[str, ...] = class_
 
         if member == ".ctor":
             member = "ctor"
@@ -42,9 +44,13 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def format_name(class_: str, namespace: str = "", member: str = ""):
+    def format_name(class_: Tuple[str, ...], namespace: str = "", member: str = ""):
+        if len(class_) > 1:
+            class_str = "/".join(class_)  # Concat items in tuple, separated by a "/"
+        else:
+            class_str = "".join(class_)  # Convert tuple to str
         # like File::OpenRead
-        name: str = f"{class_}::{member}" if member else class_
+        name: str = f"{class_str}::{member}" if member else class_str
         if namespace:
             # like System.IO.File::OpenRead
             name = f"{namespace}.{name}"

capa/features/extractors/dotnetfile.py

@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
     is_dotnet_mixed_mode,
     get_dotnet_managed_imports,
     get_dotnet_managed_methods,
+    resolve_nested_typedef_name,
+    resolve_nested_typeref_name,
     calculate_dotnet_token_value,
     get_dotnet_unmanaged_imports,
+    get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -92,19 +95,25 @@ def extract_file_namespace_features(pe: dnfile.dnPE, **kwargs) -> Iterator[Tuple
 
 def extract_file_class_features(pe: dnfile.dnPE, **kwargs) -> Iterator[Tuple[Class, Address]]:
     """emit class features from TypeRef and TypeDef tables"""
+    nested_class_table = get_dotnet_nested_class_table_index(pe)
+
     for rid, typedef in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number):
         # emit internal .NET classes
         assert isinstance(typedef, dnfile.mdtable.TypeDefRow)
 
+        typedefnamespace, typedefname = resolve_nested_typedef_name(nested_class_table, rid, typedef, pe)
+
         token = calculate_dotnet_token_value(dnfile.mdtable.TypeDef.number, rid)
-        yield Class(DnType.format_name(typedef.TypeName, namespace=typedef.TypeNamespace)), DNTokenAddress(token)
+        yield Class(DnType.format_name(typedefname, namespace=typedefnamespace)), DNTokenAddress(token)
 
     for rid, typeref in iter_dotnet_table(pe, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number):
         # emit external .NET classes
         assert isinstance(typeref, dnfile.mdtable.TypeRefRow)
 
+        typerefnamespace, typerefname = resolve_nested_typeref_name(typeref.ResolutionScope.row_index, typeref, pe)
+
         token = calculate_dotnet_token_value(dnfile.mdtable.TypeRef.number, rid)
-        yield Class(DnType.format_name(typeref.TypeName, namespace=typeref.TypeNamespace)), DNTokenAddress(token)
+        yield Class(DnType.format_name(typerefname, namespace=typerefnamespace)), DNTokenAddress(token)
 
 
 def extract_file_os(**kwargs) -> Iterator[Tuple[OS, Address]]:

tests/fixtures.py

@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ def get_data_path_by_name(name) -> Path:
         return CD / "data" / "ea2876e9175410b6f6719f80ee44b9553960758c7d0f7bed73c0fe9a78d8e669.dll_"
     elif name.startswith("1038a2"):
         return CD / "data" / "1038a23daad86042c66bfe6c9d052d27048de9653bde5750dc0f240c792d9ac8.elf_"
+    elif name.startswith("nested_typedef"):
+        return CD / "data" / "dotnet" / "dd9098ff91717f4906afe9dafdfa2f52.exe_"
+    elif name.startswith("nested_typeref"):
+        return CD / "data" / "dotnet" / "2c7d60f77812607dec5085973ff76cea.dll_"
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"unexpected sample fixture: {name}")
 
@@ -1274,6 +1278,114 @@ def parametrize(params, values, **kwargs):
             ),  # MemberRef method
             False,
         ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer0"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer1"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer0/myclass_inner0_0"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer0/myclass_inner0_1"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer1/myclass_inner1_0"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer1/myclass_inner1_1"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("mynamespace.myclass_outer1/myclass_inner1_0/myclass_inner_inner"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("myclass_inner_inner"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("myclass_inner1_0"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("myclass_inner1_1"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("myclass_inner0_0"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typedef",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.common.Class("myclass_inner0_1"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Android.OS.Build/VERSION::SdkInt"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Android.Media.Image/Plane::Buffer"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Android.Provider.Telephony/Sent/Sent::ContentUri"),
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Android.OS.Build::SdkInt"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Plane::Buffer"),
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            "nested_typeref",
+            "file",
+            capa.features.file.Import("Sent::ContentUri"),
+            False,
+        ),
     ],
     # order tests by (file, item)
     # so that our LRU cache is most effective.