ToolsFebruary 9, 20261 min readby 0xt0pus

Ropper

ROP gadget finder and chain builder for binary exploitation


ropper

Description

Finds ROP gadgets and helps create ROP chains for binary exploitation. Supports searching for specific gadget patterns in binary files, commonly used for 32-bit and 64-bit ret2win and libc exploitation techniques.

Usage 1: Search for "pop rdi" gadgets

Find gadgets that pop a value into the RDI register (used for first argument in 64-bit calling convention).

Command:

ropper --file=ret2win --search "pop rdi"

Usage 2: Search for "pop rsi" gadgets

Find gadgets that pop a value into the RSI register (used for second argument in 64-bit calling convention).

Command:

ropper --file=ret2win --search "pop rsi"

Usage 3: Search for "pop rdi" in a specific binary (libc exploitation)

Find pop rdi gadget in a binary for use in libc-based exploitation chains.

Command:

ropper --file=secureserver --search "pop rdi"