https://github.com/n132/libc-got-hijacking
Binary Exploitation Skill. Gain RCE from arbitrary write.
https://github.com/n132/libc-got-hijacking
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Binary Exploitation Skill. Gain RCE from arbitrary write.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/n132/libc-got-hijacking
- Owner: n132
- Created: 2023-11-24T21:21:51.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-23T22:54:52.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T10:07:08.539Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: binary, exploitation, hacking, template
- Language: Python
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- Size: 987 KB
- Stars: 217
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 16
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Libc-GOT-Hijacking
Transform arbitrary write to RCE.
This repo provides an idea that performs ROP on GOT and demonstrates its ability (even most people would never use it because of the existing simple method). Also, this repo shows an ignored fact: writable libc got is useful for exploitation.
This is a userspace attacking skill: If you can write arbitrary memory space, you can use this method to execute arbitrary code.
The simplest way to attack is to find a function using writable GOT value and set it `system` to perform `system("/bin/sh")`. It depends on the challenges/cases and it's **good enough** for most cases and this repo is giving a more complex/verbose solution to gain not only RIP but ROP for generic cases.
> 1) You only need to know the base address of Glibc.
> 2) Libc makes it full RELRO at 2.39 so this skill doesn't work for glibc-2.39+.
> 3) However, it works for the libstdc++ on the latest Ubuntu LTS.
# Before Reading
This repo is a generic solution to gain Code Execution (ROP level).
- You don't need this repo **unless**
- You just want a generic solution without spending time debugging a specific case
- You need ROP instead of system("/bin/sh").
For most simple cases, the simple solution is:
- Hijack one got entry (<=6 bytes write)
- Find a trigger function for which the parameters are nice.
- Case 1: The trigger function takes controllable parameters. (e.g., `some_func(str)`). We set `some_func`'s got to `system`.
- Case 2: The trigger function takes stack pointers (in a retunable function stack frame) as the first parameter. -> We set it to `gets` to get a buffer overflow.
# Update
- Dec 17th., 2024
While exploiting a CTF challenge, I found `libstdc++` is a juicy target of this technique. It's still usable on the latest LTS-ubuntu(24.04).
```sh
[14:26:12] n132 :: xps ➜ ~/Downloads/FL_Support_Center » pwn checksec /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
[*] '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6'
Arch: amd64-64-little
RELRO: Partial RELRO
Stack: Canary found
NX: NX enabled
PIE: PIE enabled
FORTIFY: Enabled
```
A simple way to get a shell is just to modify `fread/fwrite` got to `system` and `cin/cout` the string `/bin/sh`. But if ROP is what we want, we can do libc-got-hijacking (ROP over GOT) (even though it's unnecessary, it's a general solution!)
Here is a demo (https://asciinema.org/a/krgiZ9HEX633nOhgT86OJy3aH)
```c
[18:34:04] n132 :: xps ➜ ~/demo » cat ./rce.cpp && g++ ./rce.cpp -o ./rce && echo "id" | ./rce
#include
int main(){
// Hijack fwrite@got[plt] to system
// cout gonna run arbitrary commands
int num = 915;
std::string str;
size_t libc_base = (size_t)system-0x00058740;
size_t * add_of_del_got = (size_t *)(libc_base + 0x277000 + 0x400000 + num*8);
* add_of_del_got = (size_t )system;
std::cin >> str;
std::cout << str << std::endl;
}
uid=1000(n132) gid=1000(n132) groups=1000(n132),4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),46(plugdev),100(users),114(lpadmin),984(docker)
```
## glibc (2.36-2.38)
Compared to glibc<=2.35 there is mitigation implemented, which forbids the methods for the old library. However, we designed a method to bypass it and execute arbitrary code by
once arbitrary write on Glibc's GOT table. This method performs Return Oriented Programming (ROP) attack on the Global Offset Table (GOT).
You can find details, templates, demos, and everything you want in: [Details][0] and [Templates][3]
## glibc (unk-2.35)
I learned the original method from [Sammy Hajhamid][2] also the methods for glibc <=2.35 are inspired by his work.
Based on his work, We designed a method to execute arbitrary code by once arbitrary write on Glibc's GOT table. The method uses `PLT_0` to push `libc_exe_address` to the stack and then use `POP RSP, RET` to execute our `ROPchain`.
You can find details, templates, demos, and everything you want in: [Details][1] and [Templates][4]
# Acknowledgments
- Great job [@swing][5] on the impressive work with glibc >2.35!
- Appreciate the original work done by @pepsipu.
# Reference link
- [@pepsipu's Method][2]
[0]: ./Post/README.md
[1]: ./Pre/README.md
[2]: https://hackmd.io/@pepsipu/SyqPbk94a
[3]: ./Post/one_punch.py
[4]: ./Pre/templates.md
[5]: https://bestwing.me/