exploit_me - Very vulnerable ARM/AARCH64 application (CTF style

项目说明

exploit_me

Very ARM/ARM64[AARCH64] application (CTF style exploitation tutorial, portable to other platforms)
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(c) B.Kerler 2018-2026

Why:
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Some of my friends asked me if I could do some examples
of exploitable stuff I've seen in real-world the past years for ARM/ARM64[AARCH64]/others.

So, for training purposes, I thought: Why not :)

Current :
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Install on Debian/Ubuntu System:
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Download the repo

Install needed tools on host (Ubuntu)

Usage hints:
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See hints.txt for a start.

For trying if it works :

*** 32-Bit:

*** 64-Bit:

Example debugging session:

(Disable aslr, don't run if you want more fun)
(Path dir1/dir2 needed in current exploit directory for Path Tra )

In first terminal:
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*** 32-Bit:

instead you can also add architecture in .gdbinit as "set architecture arm"

*** 64-Bit:

instead you can also add architecture in .gdbinit as "set architecture aarch64"

*** Example .gdbinit

GDB Basics:

After you' correctly, you will see the password for the next level.

So if level2 password would be "Level2":
*** 32-Bit:

*** 64-Bit:

For cheaters or people trying to understand with less instruction knowledge :

There are more solutions possible, even with rop chains, not just my example solutions given

There are some hints printed to console (information leak), which you normally wouldn't have, but these make things easier for beginners, that's why I added it

ToDo:
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Will add other as I see them or ha time (like multi-thread ). But if you want to add some, I'd be happy to provide !

Some referrals to ARM re beginners :
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Learn some ARM Assembly Basics and Shellcode stuff over here :

Get Book "Beginner's Guide to Exploitation on ARM" by Billy Ellis and his YouTube tutorial

Read blog "ARM exploitation for IoT" Part 1 - 3

Read book "A Bug Hunter's Diary" By Tobias Klein

Read ARMv8 (AARCH64) Opcode Manual :

License:
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MIT License
(Share, modify and use as you like, but refer to the original author !)

项目信息

开发语言：C++

Star 数：1114

技术要点

该项目属于CTF思路方向的开源资源，代码结构清晰，适合安全研究人员学习参考。项目围绕Very vulnerable ARM/AARCH64 application (CTF style exploitation tutorial with 29 vulnerability techniques)展开，提供了可运行的实现，对理解相关安全机制、工具原理与攻防技术具有较高的研究价值。

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使用与学习建议

1. 下载源码压缩包，解压到本地环境。

2. 根据项目类型准备对应的运行环境与依赖。

3. 按照 README 中的步骤完成配置与部署。

4. 在隔离的测试环境中运行验证，避免影响生产系统。

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