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Protostar Final0

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This level combines a stack overflow and network programming for a remote overflow.

Hints: depending on where you are returning to, you may wish to use a toupper() proof shellcode.

Core files will be in /tmp.

This level is at /opt/protostar/bin/final0

Source code

(final0.c) download
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#include "../common/common.c"

#define NAME "final0"
#define UID 0
#define GID 0
#define PORT 2995

/*
 * Read the username in from the network
 */

char *get_username()
{
  char buffer[512];
  char *q;
  int i;

  memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
  gets(buffer);

  /* Strip off trailing new line characters */
  q = strchr(buffer, '\n');
  if(q) *q = 0;
  q = strchr(buffer, '\r');
  if(q) *q = 0;

  /* Convert to lower case */
  for(i = 0; i < strlen(buffer); i++) {
      buffer[i] = toupper(buffer[i]);
  }

  /* Duplicate the string and return it */
  return strdup(buffer);
}

int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
{
  int fd;
  char *username;

  /* Run the process as a daemon */
  background_process(NAME, UID, GID); 
  
  /* Wait for socket activity and return */
  fd = serve_forever(PORT);

  /* Set the client socket to STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR */
  set_io(fd);

  username = get_username();
  
  printf("No such user %s\n", username);
}