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Learning Linux Binary Analysis

You're reading from   Learning Linux Binary Analysis Learning Linux Binary Analysis

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782167105
Length 282 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The Linux Environment and Its Tools FREE CHAPTER 2. The ELF Binary Format 3. Linux Process Tracing 4. ELF Virus Technology – Linux/Unix Viruses 5. Linux Binary Protection 6. ELF Binary Forensics in Linux 7. Process Memory Forensics 8. ECFS – Extended Core File Snapshot Technology 9. Linux /proc/kcore Analysis Index

readecfs


The readecfs utility will be used throughout the rest of this chapter while demonstrating the different ECFS features. Here is a synopsis of the tool from readecfs -h:

Usage: readecfs [-RAPSslphega] <ecfscore>
-a  print all (equiv to -Sslphega)
-s  print symbol table info
-l  print shared library names
-p  print ELF program headers
-S  print ELF section headers
-h  print ELF header
-g  print PLTGOT info
-A  print Auxiliary vector
-P  print personality info
-e  print ecfs specific (auiliary vector, process state, sockets, pipes, fd's, etc.)

-[View raw data from a section]
-R <ecfscore> <section>

-[Copy an ELF section into a file (Similar to objcopy)]
-O <ecfscore> .section <outfile>

-[Extract and decompress /proc/$pid from .procfs.tgz section into directory]
-X <ecfscore> <output_dir>

Examples:
readecfs -e <ecfscore>
readecfs -Ag <ecfscore>
readecfs -R <ecfscore> .stack
readecfs -R <ecfscore> .bss
readecfs -eR ...
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