Utility for injecting executable code into a running process on x86/x64 Linux. It uses ptrace() to attach to a process, then mmap()'s memory regions for the injected code, a new stack, and space for trampoline shellcode. Finally, the trampoline in the target process is used to create a new thread and execute the chosen shellcode, so the main thread is allowed to continue. This project borrows from a number of other projects and research, see References below.
- fasm, the flat assembler
With fasm installed in your PATH, simply run:
make
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print: Test program for executing shellcode using a variety of techniques:
fork(),clone(), clone syscall with inline assembly. -
dummy: A trivial program for injecting into. Prints a message every second, then sleeps.
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injector: The main program for injecting executable code into a running process. Simply provide it with the PID of the process to inject into, and the shellcode to execute:
./injector 1234 print64.bin -
clone64.asm, clone32.asm, mmap64.asm, mmap32.asm: Shellcode stubs used by the injector.
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print64.asm, print32.asm: Sample shellcode for printing a single line to stdout. Useful for testing the injector.
- Linux Threads Through a Magnifier: Local Threads
- Linux Threads Through a Magnifier: Remote Threads
- Jugaad thread injection kit
- https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-help/2009-05/msg00090.html
- Ptrace protection since Ubuntu 10.10
- Single Process Parasite: The quest for the stealth backdoor
I plan on expanding this project to be a full ELF shared library injector. While this tool could theoretically be used as-is to inject a statically-compiled, position-independent ELF library, I want to be able to parse libraries with dynamically-loaded dependencies and load those dependencies as part of the injection process. The following resources are a useful starting point:
- Injectso
- Dynamically inject a shared library into a running process on Android/ARM
- ELF file format
- The Inside Story on Shared Libraries and Dynamic Loading
Copyright (c) 2015, Dan Staples. This code is available under the GNU General Public License, version 3.