'Ethical' Hacking

Assignment 6: Reverse Engineering with GDB

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Objective

In this assignment, you will reverse engineer a binary executable using GDB to discover a hidden password. The goal is to practice debugging and reverse engineering techniques.

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Instructions

Tools and Commands

• objdump: Disassemble the binary to get the assembly code.
     objdump -d -M intel assignment6 > assignment6.asm

• GDB: Debug the binary to inspect its execution.

Steps

1. Start GDB and load the binary:\

2. Set a breakpoint at the main function:\

3. Run the program:\

4. Disassemble the current function:\

5. Use GDB commands like disas, info registers, x, and step to analyze the binary and understand its behavior.

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Submission

Submit a report detailing the steps you took to reverse engineer the binary and the discovered password.

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Extra Credit

Recreate the binary in the language of your choice.