This lab I have finished once, so this article is just for fun.
Phase-1
0000000000400ee0 <phase_1>:
400ee0: 48 83 ec 08 sub $0x8,%rsp
400ee4: be 00 24 40 00 mov $0x402400,%esi
400ee9: e8 4a 04 00 00 callq 401338 <strings_not_equal>
400eee: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax
400ef0: 74 05 je 400ef7 <phase_1+0x17>
400ef2: e8 43 05 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400ef7: 48 83 c4 08 add $0x8,%rsp
400efb: c3 retq Just scan the memory of address [0x402400] . GDB command is x /s 0x402400 .
(gdb) x /s 0x402400
0x402400: "Border relations with Canada have never been better."We can see that the answer is Border relations with Canada have never been better. .
Phase-2
0000000000400efc <phase_2>:
400efc: 55 push %rbp
400efd: 53 push %rbx
400efe: 48 83 ec 28 sub $0x28,%rsp
400f02: 48 89 e6 mov %rsp,%rsi
400f05: e8 52 05 00 00 callq 40145c <read_six_numbers>
400f0a: 83 3c 24 01 cmpl $0x1,(%rsp)
400f0e: 74 20 je 400f30 <phase_2+0x34>
400f10: e8 25 05 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400f15: eb 19 jmp 400f30 <phase_2+0x34>
400f17: 8b 43 fc mov -0x4(%rbx),%eax
400f1a: 01 c0 add %eax,%eax
400f1c: 39 03 cmp %eax,(%rbx)
400f1e: 74 05 je 400f25 <phase_2+0x29>
400f20: e8 15 05 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400f25: 48 83 c3 04 add $0x4,%rbx
400f29: 48 39 eb cmp %rbp,%rbx
400f2c: 75 e9 jne 400f17 <phase_2+0x1b>
400f2e: eb 0c jmp 400f3c <phase_2+0x40>
400f30: 48 8d 5c 24 04 lea 0x4(%rsp),%rbx
400f35: 48 8d 6c 24 18 lea 0x18(%rsp),%rbp
400f3a: eb db jmp 400f17 <phase_2+0x1b>
400f3c: 48 83 c4 28 add $0x28,%rsp
400f40: 5b pop %rbx
400f41: 5d pop %rbp
400f42: c3 retq From this code read_six_number , we can see that we should input six numbers. And the we can know that there is a loop, and the most important line of code is :
400f1a: 01 c0 add %eax,%eaxNow, we can guess that it should be a geometric series, whose ratio is 2. What is the first element of the number series? We can see:
400f0a: 83 3c 24 01 cmpl $0x1,(%rsp)
400f0e: 74 20 je 400f30 <phase_2+0x34>
400f10: e8 25 05 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>OK, we can see that if (%rsp) is not equal to 0x1 , it will call function explode_bomb .
Thus, the answer is : 1 2 4 8 16 32 .
Phase-3
0000000000400f43 <phase_3>:
400f43: 48 83 ec 18 sub $0x18,%rsp
400f47: 48 8d 4c 24 0c lea 0xc(%rsp),%rcx
400f4c: 48 8d 54 24 08 lea 0x8(%rsp),%rdx
400f51: be cf 25 40 00 mov $0x4025cf,%esi
400f56: b8 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%eax
400f5b: e8 90 fc ff ff callq 400bf0 <__isoc99_sscanf@plt>
400f60: 83 f8 01 cmp $0x1,%eax
400f63: 7f 05 jg 400f6a <phase_3+0x27>
400f65: e8 d0 04 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400f6a: 83 7c 24 08 07 cmpl $0x7,0x8(%rsp)
400f6f: 77 3c ja 400fad <phase_3+0x6a>
400f71: 8b 44 24 08 mov 0x8(%rsp),%eax
400f75: ff 24 c5 70 24 40 00 jmpq *0x402470(,%rax,8)
400f7c: b8 cf 00 00 00 mov $0xcf,%eax
400f81: eb 3b jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400f83: b8 c3 02 00 00 mov $0x2c3,%eax
400f88: eb 34 jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400f8a: b8 00 01 00 00 mov $0x100,%eax
400f8f: eb 2d jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400f91: b8 85 01 00 00 mov $0x185,%eax
400f96: eb 26 jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400f98: b8 ce 00 00 00 mov $0xce,%eax
400f9d: eb 1f jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400f9f: b8 aa 02 00 00 mov $0x2aa,%eax
400fa4: eb 18 jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400fa6: b8 47 01 00 00 mov $0x147,%eax
400fab: eb 11 jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400fad: e8 88 04 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400fb2: b8 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%eax
400fb7: eb 05 jmp 400fbe <phase_3+0x7b>
400fb9: b8 37 01 00 00 mov $0x137,%eax
400fbe: 3b 44 24 0c cmp 0xc(%rsp),%eax
400fc2: 74 05 je 400fc9 <phase_3+0x86>
400fc4: e8 71 04 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
400fc9: 48 83 c4 18 add $0x18,%rsp
400fcd: c3 retq Look at this line of code:
400f51: be cf 25 40 00 mov $0x4025cf,%esiRun x /s 0x4025cf in GDB, it will print: "%d %d" . Thus, we should input 2 int in this phase.
And we can see that there are many annoying jmp 0x400fb9 instructions in this assembly code, so we can infer that there is a switch-case structure.
The first 2 lines of code below shows that the first number we input (stored in [%rsp + 8]) is less equal than 7, otherwise it will call explode_bomb . The last 2 lines tell us that the program will jump to an address according to our first number.
400f6a: 83 7c 24 08 07 cmpl $0x7,0x8(%rsp)
400f6f: 77 3c ja 400fad <phase_3+0x6a>
400f71: 8b 44 24 08 mov 0x8(%rsp),%eax
400f75: ff 24 c5 70 24 40 00 jmpq *0x402470(,%rax,8)We know that the first number (now it has been copied to %rax) can be one of number in [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. So scan the address [0x402470 + %rax * 8] :
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 0 => 0x402470: 0x00400f7c => 0 0xcf
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 1 => 0x402478: 0x00400fb9 => 1 0x137
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 2 => 0x402480: 0x00400f83 => 2 0x2c3
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 3 => 0x402488: 0x00400f8a => 3 0x100
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 4 => 0x402490: 0x00400f91 => 4 0x185
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 5 => 0x402498: 0x00400f98 => 5 0xce
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 6 => 0x4024a0: 0x00400f9f => 6 0x2aa
(gdb) x /x 0x402470 + 8 * 7 => 0x4024a8: 0x00400fa6 => 7 0x147When the first number we input is 0, the program will jump to 0x400f7c. And the code at 0x400f7c is :
400f7c: b8 cf 00 00 00 mov $0xcf,%eaxSo the second number is 0xcf = 207. Total answer is 0 207.
Phase-4
0000000000400fce <func4>:
400fce: 48 83 ec 08 sub $0x8,%rsp
400fd2: 89 d0 mov %edx,%eax
400fd4: 29 f0 sub %esi,%eax
400fd6: 89 c1 mov %eax,%ecx
400fd8: c1 e9 1f shr $0x1f,%ecx
400fdb: 01 c8 add %ecx,%eax
400fdd: d1 f8 sar %eax
400fdf: 8d 0c 30 lea (%rax,%rsi,1),%ecx
400fe2: 39 f9 cmp %edi,%ecx
400fe4: 7e 0c jle 400ff2 <func4+0x24>
400fe6: 8d 51 ff lea -0x1(%rcx),%edx
400fe9: e8 e0 ff ff ff callq 400fce <func4>
400fee: 01 c0 add %eax,%eax
400ff0: eb 15 jmp 401007 <func4+0x39>
400ff2: b8 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%eax
400ff7: 39 f9 cmp %edi,%ecx
400ff9: 7d 0c jge 401007 <func4+0x39>
400ffb: 8d 71 01 lea 0x1(%rcx),%esi
400ffe: e8 cb ff ff ff callq 400fce <func4>
401003: 8d 44 00 01 lea 0x1(%rax,%rax,1),%eax
401007: 48 83 c4 08 add $0x8,%rsp
40100b: c3 retq
000000000040100c <phase_4>:
40100c: 48 83 ec 18 sub $0x18,%rsp
401010: 48 8d 4c 24 0c lea 0xc(%rsp),%rcx
401015: 48 8d 54 24 08 lea 0x8(%rsp),%rdx
40101a: be cf 25 40 00 mov $0x4025cf,%esi
40101f: b8 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%eax
401024: e8 c7 fb ff ff callq 400bf0 <__isoc99_sscanf@plt>
401029: 83 f8 02 cmp $0x2,%eax
40102c: 75 07 jne 401035 <phase_4+0x29>
40102e: 83 7c 24 08 0e cmpl $0xe,0x8(%rsp)
401033: 76 05 jbe 40103a <phase_4+0x2e>
401035: e8 00 04 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
40103a: ba 0e 00 00 00 mov $0xe,%edx
40103f: be 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%esi
401044: 8b 7c 24 08 mov 0x8(%rsp),%edi
401048: e8 81 ff ff ff callq 400fce <func4>
40104d: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax
40104f: 75 07 jne 401058 <phase_4+0x4c>
401051: 83 7c 24 0c 00 cmpl $0x0,0xc(%rsp)
401056: 74 05 je 40105d <phase_4+0x51>
401058: e8 dd 03 00 00 callq 40143a <explode_bomb>
40105d: 48 83 c4 18 add $0x18,%rsp
401061: c3 retq phase_4 call a function func4, which is a recursion.