Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Tailcall method calls are not rewritten
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Component: Objective-C Workflow
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Description
The workflow for rewriting objc_msgSend calls fails to rewrite tail calls, as shown here:
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the workflow that rewrites objc_msgSend calls and reproduce the tail-call case shown in the issue image. Compare its handling with a non-tail call, then verify that the tail-call case is rewritten as intended and add or run the relevant regression coverage if the workflow has one.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- objective-c
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100