Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Missing COMDAT section selection type
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Description
Version and Platform (required):
- Binary Ninja Version: 5.1.7557-dev Personal, 4f670ba7
- OS: windows
- OS Version: 10
- CPU Architecture: x86_64
Bug Description:
COMDAT auxiliary section structure COFF_AuxSectionDefinition has an untyped selection field. This prevents me from listing in an .obj file which sections are IMAGE_COMDAT_SELECT_NODUPLICATES.
Steps To Reproduce:
Please provide all steps required to reproduce the behavior:
- Open an .obj file.
- Click on "Types"
- Scroll down to
COFF_AuxSectionDefinition - Select any of the instances'
selectionfield.
Expected Behavior:
The selection field should be enum typed.
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should look like
Binary:
gststreamgrouper.gststreamgrouper.a061885ada39277f-cgu.0.rcgu.zip
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Research direction
Start by locating the COFF_AuxSectionDefinition type and its selection field in the Binary Ninja API definitions. Confirm the field's current display in the Types view using an .obj file, then verify that it is presented as an enum with the relevant COMDAT selection value.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100