ROPgadget Tool
#Security Testing#Malware Analysis
A Scriptable Android Debugger for reverse engineers and developers.
This Tool Enables Gadget Search for ROP Exploitation
This tool allows you to search for gadgets within your binaries, aiding in your ROP (Return-Oriented Programming) exploitation efforts. ROPgadget is compatible with ELF, PE, Mach-O, and Raw formats across various architectures, including x86, x64, ARM, ARM64, PowerPC, SPARC, MIPS, RISC-V 64, and RISC-V Compressed.
The Simplest Method to Install ROPgadget
The simplest way to install ROPgadget is through PyPi. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:
$ sudo apt install python3-pip
$ sudo -H python3 -m pip install ROPgadget
$ ROPgadget --help
Alternatively, you can install ROPgadget from the source code. However, you must first install Capstone.
Installing Capstone on a Unix-based Machine
$ sudo apt install python3-pip
$ sudo -H python3 -m pip install capstone
Capstone is compatible with multiple platforms, including Windows, iOS, Android, and Cygwin.
For Cross-Compilation, Please Refer to the Documentation
For cross-compilation instructions, please refer to the file located at https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/blob/master/COMPILE.TXT. Once Capstone is successfully installed, ROPgadget can be utilized as a standalone tool. You can access the help information by running the following command:
$ python3 ROPgadget.py --help
Alternatively, ROPgadget can be installed into the Python site-packages library and executed from your system's $PATH. To install it, use the command:
$ sudo -H python3 setup.py install
After installation, you can also access the help information with:
$ ROPgadget --help
Usage:
usage: ROPgadget.py [-h] [-v] [-c] [--binary ] [--opcode ] [--string ] [--memstr ] [--depth ] [--only ] [--filter
