Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Automatically find and apply info from imported libraries
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Description
What is the feature you'd like to have?
A desired addition would be the capability to search for imported libraries within the binary's current working directory (CWD) and to automatically resolve symbols imported by ordinal to their names. This functionality exists in IDA but is not currently available in Binary Ninja.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
The challenge is the inability to automatically identify and resolve symbols imported by ordinal. as it causes manual symbol resolution, making the analysis process more cumbersome.
Are any alternative solutions acceptable?
An alternative solution could involve providing Binary Ninja users with a script or a tool that utilizes external libraries, such as lief, to map ordinals to their corresponding names by emulating the process of searching the CWD for import libraries.
Additional Information:
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the requested behavior in this issue and the linked Slack background. Define how imported libraries should be searched in the binary's current working directory and how ordinal imports should map to names, then compare that approach with the suggested LIEF-based alternative. Done means imported ordinal symbols are resolved automatically or a documented script/tool provides that mapping.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100