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    ELF x86 ptrace¶

    Root-me challenge: Compiled with GCC32 4.3.4 on linux gentoo.


    1. Use, for example, Ghidra.

    2. Search for main() in Functions.

    3. Analysis (in Decompiler):

    (local_1e == local_14[4]) &&
    (local_1d == local_14[5])) &&
    (local_1c == local_14[1])) &&
    (local_1b == local_14[10]))
    puts("\nGood password !!!\n");
    

    Resources¶

    • The GNU binary utils

    • Ptrace - process trace

    • SSTIC 06 - Playing with ptrace

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