An out-of-the-box dynamic binary analysis tool for ARM-based linux

Abstract

Dynamic binary analysis has demonstrated its strength in solving a wide-spectrum of computer security problems. However, existing DBA tools don't support ARM-based OS. The latest version of Valgrind can support ARM executable, but it can't perform the whole-system analysis. The other DBA/DBI frameworks, such as TEMU, PIN and DynamoRIO, do not support ARM architecture. This paper presents a dynamic analysis tool that can extract the whole-system view and analyze the behaviors in ARM-based OS in a whole-system out-of-the-box way. An exploitation analysis module is given to demonstrate how to develop an application module based on this DBA tools. The application example shows this DBA tool has the features of good feasibility and scalability. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2013.