Buffer overflow 101 ep 6 finding bad characters

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okay, let's dive into episode 6 of our buffer overflow 101 series: **finding bad characters**. this is a crucial step in crafting reliable exploits because certain bytes can prematurely terminate your payload, rendering it useless. we'll cover the theory, the process, the code, and potential pitfalls.

**episode 6: hunting the bad guys - identifying bad characters**

**1. why are bad characters important?**

imagine you've carefully crafted a payload to overwrite the return address on the stack, redirecting execution to your shellcode. everything looks perfect. you launch the exploit... and nothing happens. or worse, the application crashes unexpectedly. what went wrong?

the culprit might be *bad characters*. these are specific bytes that cause issues during the transfer or interpretation of your payload. here's how they wreak havoc:

* **string termination:** many c functions (like `strcpy`, `strlen`, and `printf`) rely on a null byte (`\x00`) to indicate the end of a string. if a null byte appears *within* your shellcode, the function will stop reading there, effectively truncating your payload.

* **function interpretation:** certain characters might be interpreted as control codes, escape sequences, or format specifiers by the application or the underlying libraries. for instance:
* `\x0a` (newline/line feed): might be interpreted as the end of a line or trigger some input processing logic.
* `\x0d` (carriage return): similar to newline.
* `\x09` (tab): might be interpreted as a separator, causing the application to misparse your payload.
* format specifiers like `%s`, `%n`, `%x` when used in `printf`-style functions can lead to unexpected behavior, possibly crashing the application or even allowing unintended memory access.

* **encoding/decoding issues:** if the application or network protocol uses character encoding (e.g., utf-8, url encoding), certain byte values might be translated or dropped, corrupting your payl ...

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