mandiant/capa

ida-explorer: use proper IDA API to fetch segment access

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#1,605 opened on Jul 10, 2023

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https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/430f9da449cbd2c7142594f3bcf370cbcfee37d8/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py#L408 https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/430f9da449cbd2c7142594f3bcf370cbcfee37d8/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py#L430 https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/430f9da449cbd2c7142594f3bcf370cbcfee37d8/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py#L435

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Research direction
Investigate the IDA API for segment access and replace the current workaround with the proper API call.
Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
IDA Pro APIPython
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65