adafruit-circuitpython-rgb-display

v3.14.6 safe
3.0
Low Risk

CircuitPython library for RGB displays.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package appears safe with low risks across most categories. The shell commands used for collecting system resource usage metrics raise minor concerns but do not conclusively indicate malicious intent.

  • No network calls detected
  • Shell commands collecting system metrics
  • Obscured patterns for gamma correction
  • No credentials or secrets exposed
  • Maintainer's metadata raises slight suspicion
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected.
  • Shell: Shell commands appear to be collecting system resource usage metrics, which is unusual but not necessarily indicative of malicious activity without further context.
  • Obfuscation: The observed patterns appear to be related to setting gamma correction values for an RGB display, which is a common practice in hardware interfacing and not indicative of malicious activity.
  • Credentials: No credentials or secrets were harvested or exposed within the provided code snippet.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has a new or inactive account and lacks detailed author information, raising some suspicion but not conclusive evidence of malice.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

Code Obfuscation score 10.0

Found 6 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • # SET_GAMMA4 (0x66, b"\x3c\x00\xcd\x67\x45\x45\x10\x00\x00\x00"), (0x67, b"\x00\x3c\x00\x00\x00\x01\x54\x10\x32\x9
  • 0\x00\x00"), (0x67, b"\x00\x3c\x00\x00\x00\x01\x54\x10\x32\x98"), (0x74, b"\x10\x85\x80\x00\x00\x4e\x00"),
  • _SETGAMMA, b"\x02\x0a\x11\x1d\x23\x35\x41\x4b\x4b\x42\x3a\x27\x1b\x08\x09\x03\x02" b"\x0a\x11\x1d\x23\x35\x41\x4b\x4b\x42\x3a\x27
  • 08\x09\x03\x02" b"\x0a\x11\x1d\x23\x35\x41\x4b\x4b\x42\x3a\x27\x1b\x08\x09\x03\x00\x01", ), (_COLMOD, b"\x55"), # 16 bit
  • 0, # Set Gamma b"\x0f\x31\x2b\x0c\x0e\x08\x4e\xf1\x37\x07\x10\x03\x0e\x09\x00", ), ( 0xE1, # Set Gamma
  • 1, # Set Gamma b"\x00\x0e\x14\x03\x11\x07\x31\xc1\x48\x08\x0f\x0c\x31\x36\x0f", ), (0x11, None), (0x29, None),
Shell / Subprocess Execution score 10.0

Found 5 shell execution pattern(s)

  • -d' ' -f1" IP = "IP: " + subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode("utf-8") cmd = "top -bn1 | grep
  • %.2f\", $(NF-2)}'" CPU = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode("utf-8") cmd = "free -m | awk 'N
  • ,$3*100/$2 }'" MemUsage = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode("utf-8") cmd = 'df -h | awk \'$N
  • %s", $3,$2,$5}\'' Disk = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode("utf-8") cmd = "cat /sys/class/t
  • $(NF-0) / 1000}'" Temp = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True).decode("utf-8") # Write four lines of
Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: adafruit.com>

Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

Git Repository History

Repository adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_RGB_Display appears legitimate

Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with adafruit-circuitpython-rgb-display
Create a Python-based mini-application that leverages the 'adafruit-circuitpython-rgb-display' package to showcase dynamic visual effects on an RGB display. Your application will serve as a digital mood lamp, allowing users to adjust the color and brightness of the display through a simple command-line interface.

Step 1: Set up your development environment by installing the necessary libraries including 'adafruit-circuitpython-rgb-display'. Ensure you have the appropriate hardware connected to your computer.

Step 2: Design the main application class that initializes the RGB display and provides methods to change its color and brightness.

Step 3: Implement a user-friendly command-line interface that allows users to input commands to control the display. Commands could include setting specific colors (e.g., red, blue, green), adjusting brightness levels, and cycling through predefined color schemes.

Suggested Features:
- Allow users to input hexadecimal color codes for custom colors.
- Implement a fade effect when transitioning between colors.
- Add support for loading and displaying images on the RGB display.
- Include a timer function that automatically changes the display color after a set period.

Utilize the 'adafruit-circuitpython-rgb-display' package to interact with the RGB display hardware. This includes initializing the display, setting pixel colors, and managing display settings such as brightness. Ensure your application demonstrates the full range of functionalities provided by the package, making it both functional and visually appealing.