Questions tagged [assembly]
Assembly language is a low-level programming language whose instructions map almost 1-to-1 to a computer's machine code.
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ROP - ret VS ret 0
I'm doing a binary challenge from pwnable.kr and I'm examining a some ROP gadget.
Until now I've always used gadget ending with ret or syscall/int 0x80, but now ROPgadget gave me a gadget ending with ...
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Why does my RIP value change after overwriting via an overflow?
I've been working on a buffer overflow on a 64 bit Linux machine for the past few days. The code I'm attacking takes in a file. This original homework ran on a 32-bit system, so a lot is differing. I ...
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How are code-branch side channel attacks mitigated on Java?
When you are working with secret keys, if your code branches unequally it could reveal bits of the secret keys via side channels. So for some algorithms it should branch uniformly independently of the ...
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How to use pwntools to generate a relative jump?
I want to use pwntools to generate a relative jump 0x20 bytes forward. It isn't described in the documentation how to do that.
What's the command for doing a JMP SHORT 0x20 in pwntools?
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Some introductory reverse engineering help on finding a string
I understand the crackme I am researching is from 2007, however this was the point in my life when I initially became interested in reverse engineering and wish to complete it for nostalgia sake. ...
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Instead of JMP ESP can we use it's opcodes?
In a buffer overflow exploit, when we use a JMP ESP instruction to jump to the ESP, instead of using the address of the JMP ESP, can't we use the opcodes of it?. I generated the opcodes of the JMP ESP ...
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Trouble understanding buffer overflow to print a string
I have the following program:
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
int i=0;
foo();
printf("Hello there!");
func();
}
int foo(void) {
char str[14];
strncpy(str,&...
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Shellcode not executing despite EIP being overwritten properly
Here is my exploit:
junk = b'A' * 1032
eip = b"\xf5\x93\x4a\x00" # some address where 'jmp esp' lives
shellcode = b""
shellcode += b"\x33\xc0" # xor eax, ...
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msfvenom: how to output assembly of windows payload for inline assembly in C?
My goal is to obfuscate metasploit windows payloads' assembly code (adding junk code to the payload itself), then adding the obfuscated shellcode to inline assembly in C. The issue is there is no ...
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How do attackers determine ROP gadgets remotely?
Being gadgets change per each system and architecture (do they?), how would an attacker be able to determine the offsets of various Return Oriented Programming gadgets, would an attacker first need to ...
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Understanding ret2libc return address location
I recently was studying x86 buffer overflows + ret2libc attacks from https://www.ret2rop.com/2018/08/return-to-libc.html and I noticed the order is as follows:
bytes to fill buffer + address of system ...
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What is source of bad characters exist in buffer overflows
I'm new to exploit development and while watching a tutorial I came across the topic of "Bad character identification". I'm referring to the process of sending all possible characters to the ...
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How does ASLR work if in the assembly code the addresses are the same
Let's say I have this piece of code that changes the 10 address to the value 20 and the following one to 30
mov ebx,10
mov [ebx],20
add ebx,1
mov ebx,30
How can the address change each time it is ...
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Exploit - Code execution without assembly call instruction, int etc on ia_64
Found a bug in a function in a loop where I can go past a loop in assignment where value is read from past malloced memory
The function has no call, int or other assembly instructions afterwards.
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vulnserver - Can't find JMP ESP in ntdll.dll
This tutorial shows how to find a JMP ESP in nttdll.dll
http://sh3llc0d3r.com/vulnserver-trun-command-buffer-overflow-exploit/
Find address for EIP
In this step we have to check the registers and ...
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Memory address problem in GNU Debugger
I'm new to gbd. I've wrote a simple program which will print hello world 10 times(I've listed the program in the screenshot). Then I've displayed the assembly language and set the break point to main ...
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Esp changes to different (incorrect) value when overwritten
I am attempting to overwrite the eip of a binary (in order to perform a ret2libc attack). The program has full relro, PIE and NX.
Here's my thought process.
First I try this, I input "C"*260 + "...
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Buffer bomb level 3 - Prevent stack corruption
I am trying to complete level 3 of buffer bomb lab. The task is to supply an exploit string that will cause getbuf to return my cookie (0x4b64b076) back to test, rather than the value 1. The exploit ...
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Reverse engineering and buffer overflows: zero to hero [closed]
When I do CTFs, I can usually cope well with and understanding everything pretty much apart from buffer overflows, binary exploitation and reverse engineering
Almost to the point that I would ...
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Remote Buffer Overflow w/out Memory Leak
I'm working on an exploit development challenge right now in which I've been presented with a compiled binary and I have to exploit it on a remote server. No stack protections have been enabled and ...
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Problem with overwriting the return address (buffer overflow)
I'm trying to exploit the following code with a buffer overflow and make it run the overflowed function:
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void overflowed() {
printf("%s\...
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What is the purpose of the instruction fldz on the Aaron Adams shellcode?
I'm studying the Aaron Adams assembly code. You can find the documentation here (section --[ 2.b.i Getting EIP).
I understand that the goal is to get the EIP.
I know that the FPU environment looks ...
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How does this simple buffer overflow work?
I've got this simple code
vuln.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
char buffer[500];
strcpy(buffer, argv[1]);
printf("%s", buffer);
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Running a brief asm script inline for dynamic analysis
Is there any good reason not to run a brief unknown (30 line) assembly script inline in a usermode c program for dynamic analysis directly on my laptop?
There's only one system call to time, and at ...
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Why does my stack contain the return address to __libc_csu_init after main is initialised?
I wrote a simple program in C, compiled it, opened it in gdb, set a breakpoint at line 11 and inspected the stack.
1 #include<stdio.h>
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3 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
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is it possible to craft exploits for non-open source C/C++ software without fuzzing?
imagine that if i wanted to find a vulnerability in a program that is used by a lot of people in order to exploit it.
the program is open source and is written in C/C++ . would this even be possible ...
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Why can't I see my shellcode executing in Immunity Debugger?
I am doing an exercise on creating custom shellcode (windows). The goal is to create shellcode that will delete the firewall log file.
I successfully spawned a reverse shell with metasploit, using a ...
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I feel like it's impossible to learn reverse engineering [closed]
I know how to use most of the tools in Kali like msfvenom and msfconsole and I can safely call myself a script kiddie.
I learned the basics of C# and that helps me understand some of the things in C, ...
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Overflowing the buffer yet not jumping to address
I am a beginner at buffer overflows been studying this subject from a few days and i found this exercise (code from: here)
I think understand the basic concept i write more than 64 bytes characters ...
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What assembly should I learn? [closed]
I want to learn assembly, but I am not sure what instruction set (if that is correct term?) I should learn?
I have prior experience in programming, and I did a degree in Computer Science but ...
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Why do we need to remove null bytes from shell code?
I'm studying the basics of making shell codes. I have a question about it.
In my textbook, the author stores his shell code in an environment variable, and injects the address of it using strcpy() ...
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Binary Exploitation - How to set GID of a SUID binary using shellcode?
I have a binary that is SUID which I can currently use a buffer overflow exploit to obtain an elevated EUID shell.
However I haven't worked much with changing IDs through shellcode, and the file I ...
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Why would legitimate programs have a `jmp esp` instruction?
It appears that a common exploit trick is to use stack overflow to overwrite the instruction pointer such that it points to a jmp esp instruction somewhere in the code segment which then executes the ...
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Buffer overflow: Why does the ESP Register change its value after access violation
Background: Currently trying to exploit a BoF vulnerability. After setting up the environment, running a compiled C program that contains the strcpy function, I disassembled the program as it's ...
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C - Simple Buffer Overflow Exploitation, how is the EIP overwritten in different type calling functions?
General Background:
I have written an echo server trying to implement an example of BoF in C that utilizes a strcpy() function call like such:
// .... including the corresponding libraries depending ...
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Shellcode doesn't execute and EIP is overwritten
I've written a vulnerable program (below) and some shellcode (also below) to use in a buffer overflow exploit. I've had the same problems as in this link, and solved those using the answers there (-z ...
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Can an attacker add malicious instructions to a cracked Password Manager app to exfiltrate credentials ? (1Password, oneSafe, etc.)
(In OSX) Would it be possible for an attacker to add into a password manager app (cracked illegal version, downloaded from a pirate website), instructions to make the program send credentials over the ...
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Stack Protection off but still cant overwrite EIP
When Compiling with:
gcc -m32 -fno-pie -no-pie -g bof.c -fno-stack-protector -z execstack -o bof32
I am able to overwrite the return address with just about any value except a valid return address.
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Custom EXE Template Metasploit 64-bit ASM PE Syntax
I asked this previously then deleted since I think I asked the question without gearing it towards msfvenom and custom EXE templates.
There is a 64-bit Windows PE written in assembly that ships with ...
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Why is this shellcode execution considered an exploit?
I found the following "exploit" on Twitter: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43550/?rss
Blogpost about it: https://pentesterslife.blog/2018/01/13/polymorphic-and-smaller-versions-of-three-shell-...
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Buffer Overflow doesn't have enough space for exploit after being crashed
So I'm trying to write a buffer overflow for a knowingly vulnerable server application, I want to learn how to do this on my own and just want some direction.
I'm watching it in immunity debugger on ...
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Challenge: Shellcode with unique bytes
Is it possible to have a (small) shellcode with unique bytes only?
So far I noticed the smallest shellcode I can find online is 19 bytes for Linux x86, but it does repeat bytes, especially the "/" ...
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Curious about Microsoft "Buffer Security Check" implementation
A very quick background to help you answering my questions :
Learning IDA Interactive Disassembler, the old free edition (too expensive for a hobbyist)
15 year Linux Sysadmin & DBA experience
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How to bypass ASLR with ROP
I was reading this article by the InfoSec institute:
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/an-introduction-to-returned-oriented-programming-linux/#gref
And was able to follow along until he did the ...
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Mov byte to addres inside a register
I am trying to write a shell insertion decoder (my encoder works as expected). But when I try to move one byte to the address inside a register i face a Segmentation fault.
The error happens in this ...
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How can Malware authors be determined? [duplicate]
My question is:
How can we make any conclusions about malware authors at all, when anyone could just get sample malware online, copy paste the parts they like, and add their own parts to it?
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Segmentation fault error when calling user defined function in shellcode
I am getting the segmentation fault error when I called function "target" in my shellcode.
Here's the C code of program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#...
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Can anyone explain what Ret2plt means and how it works?
I'm reading about stack overflow protection mechanism like DEP, and it's written that Ret2plt and system() can be used to bypass it.
What is Ret2plt and how does it work? I cannot find a single ...
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What lies behind this complicated shellcode on linux?
It's pretty much my first time playing around with a buffer overflow exploit. I've written a simple C program that is vulnerable to buffer overflows:
#include <stdio.h>
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Large header/footer of shellcode bytes when going from x86 asm to exe?
I coded a simple bash shell in x86 and compiled it via nasm and ld into an exe. When I do this I can see the 31 bytes of instructions that I actually made but there are 100's of bytes before and after ...
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