Patents by Inventor Farhaan FOWZE

Farhaan FOWZE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Protocol model learning and guided firmware analysis
    Patent number: 11640464
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a firmware analysis system and method that can generate a collection of protocol constraints from known firmware and apply the collection of protocol constraints towards an unknown firm to recognize protocol relevant fields and detect functionality within the unknown firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuba Yavuz, Farhaan Fowze, Kevin Raymond Boyce Butler, Jing Tian, Grant Haydock Hernandez
  • Method and apparatus for vetting universal serial bus device firmware
    Patent number: 11568044
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like for vetting USB device firmware via a USB-specific firmware analysis framework. In one example, a method is provided for analyzing firmware of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device. The example method includes steps of receiving a firmware image extracted from the USB device, identifying signatures from the firmware image relating to USB operation, and building an expected model of operation of the USB device using the identified signatures and a database of operational information regarding USB devices. The example method further includes the steps of generating a recovered model of operation of the USB device based on the firmware image and the identified signatures, and comparing the recovered model of operation with the expected model of operation to identify unexpected or unknown behaviors. The example method may further include generating a report comprising the identified unexpected or unknown behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin Butler, Tuba Yavuz, Jing Tian, Grant Hernandez, Farhaan Fowze
  • PROTOCOL MODEL LEARNING AND GUIDED FIRMWARE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20200380124
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a firmware analysis system and method that can generate a collection of protocol constraints from known firmware and apply the collection of protocol constraints towards an unknown firm to recognize protocol relevant fields and detect functionality within the unknown firmware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: TUBA YAVUZ, FARHAAN FOWZE, KEVIN RAYMOND BOYCE BUTLER, JING TIAN, GRANT HAYDOCK HERNANDEZ
  • Method and Apparatus For Vetting Universal Serial Bus Device Firmware
    Publication number: 20190286817
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, and/or the like for vetting USB device firmware via a USB-specific firmware analysis framework. In one example, a method is provided for analyzing firmware of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device. The example method includes steps of receiving a firmware image extracted from the USB device, identifying signatures from the firmware image relating to USB operation, and building an expected model of operation of the USB device using the identified signatures and a database of operational information regarding USB devices. The example method further includes the steps of generating a recovered model of operation of the USB device based on the firmware image and the identified signatures, and comparing the recovered model of operation with the expected model of operation to identify unexpected or unknown behaviors. The example method may further include generating a report comprising the identified unexpected or unknown behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin BUTLER, Tuba YAVUZ, Jing TIAN, Grant HERNANDEZ, Farhaan FOWZE