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pwn — Exploit Development Library designed for rapid prototyping. More information: <https://docs.pwntools

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Problem

How to use the pwn command: Exploit Development Library designed for rapid prototyping. More information: <https://docs.pwntools.com/en/stable/commandline.html>.

Solution

pwn — Exploit Development Library designed for rapid prototyping. More information: <https://docs.pwntools.com/en/stable/commandline.html>.

Convert the given assembly code to bytes:

pwn asm "{{xor edi, edi}}"

Create a cyclic pattern of the specific number of characters:

pwn cyclic {{number}}

Encode the given data into the hexadecimal system:

pwn hex {{deafbeef}}

Decode the given data from hexadecimal:

pwn unhex {{6c4f7645}}

Print a x64 Linux shellcode for running a shell:

pwn shellcraft {{amd64.linux.sh}}

Check the binary security settings for the given ELF file:

pwn checksec {{path/to/file}}

Check for Pwntools updates:

pwn update

Display version:

pwn version

Code Snippets

Convert the given assembly code to `bytes`

pwn asm "{{xor edi, edi}}"

Create a cyclic pattern of the specific number of characters

pwn cyclic {{number}}

Encode the given data into the hexadecimal system

pwn hex {{deafbeef}}

Decode the given data from hexadecimal

pwn unhex {{6c4f7645}}

Print a x64 Linux shellcode for running a shell

pwn shellcraft {{amd64.linux.sh}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/pwn

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