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Exceeds analysis.limits.maxFunctionCount occurrences

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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 5.3.9434
  • Edition: Commercial
  • OS: Windows 11
  • OS Version: 10.0.26220 Build 26220
  • CPU Architecture: AMD64

Bug Description:
When analyzing a video game binary (Death Stranding 2: On The Beach's main game binary) I'm hitting occurences of exceeding analys.slimits.maxFunctionUpdateCount and am prompted to report this. So here I am!

[2378314214701831453:5999030912452689666 Function  warn] Skipping analysis for function at 0x142053540 : Exceeds 'analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount'. If possible, please report this issue.
[2378314214701831453:14508904205417003747 Function  warn] Skipping analysis for function at 0x142053a60 : Exceeds 'analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount'. If possible, please report this issue.
[2378314214701831453:13944078461463641344 Function  warn] Skipping analysis for function at 0x142448170 : Exceeds 'analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount'. If possible, please report this issue.
[2378314214701831453:11392536250856608699 Function  warn] Skipping analysis for function at 0x140c268b0 : Exceeds 'analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount'. If possible, please report this issue.
[2378314214701831453:13031484881559716740 Function  warn] Skipping analysis for function at 0x141e846f0 : Exceeds 'analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount'. If possible, please report this issue.

Steps To Reproduce:
Analyze DS2.exe

Binary:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZWXvGTCn8S1Z-Gt3xH9kgviQfe2AHyaD/view?usp=sharing

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report with DS2.exe and inspect the analysis warnings for the listed function addresses, especially the analysis.limits.maxFunctionUpdateCount limit. Done means determining why these functions exceed the limit and resolving or documenting the analysis failure without the reported warnings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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