119  IOLI 0x09

And that brings us onto the last crackme.

We can also use rz-diff to check for string differences.

$ rz-diff -t strings crackme0x08 crackme0x09
--- crackme0x08
+++ ./crackme0x09
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-IOLI Crackme Level 0x08

+IOLI Crackme Level 0x09

 Password Incorrect!

 Password OK!

 Password: 

The only change is the version info (from 0x08 to 0x09). So let’s check for functions.

$ rz-diff -t functions crackme0x08 ./crackme0x09
.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| name0                      | size0 | addr0      | type     | similarity | addr1      | size1 | name1                     |
)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(
| sym._init                  | 23    | 0x08048360 | PARTIAL  | 0.826087   | 0x08048388 | 23    | fcn.08048388              |
| sym.imp.__libc_start_main  | 6     | 0x08048388 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x080483b0 | 6     | sym.imp.__libc_start_main |
| sym.imp.scanf              | 6     | 0x08048398 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x080483c0 | 6     | sym.imp.scanf             |
| sym.imp.strlen             | 6     | 0x080483a8 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x080483d0 | 6     | sym.imp.strlen            |
| sym.imp.printf             | 6     | 0x080483b8 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x080483e0 | 6     | sym.imp.printf            |
| sym.imp.sscanf             | 6     | 0x080483c8 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x080483f0 | 6     | sym.imp.sscanf            |
| sym.imp.strncmp            | 6     | 0x080483d8 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x08048400 | 6     | sym.imp.strncmp           |
| sym.imp.exit               | 6     | 0x080483e8 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x08048410 | 6     | sym.imp.exit              |
| fcn.08048424               | 33    | 0x08048424 | PARTIAL  | 0.939394   | 0x08048444 | 33    | fcn.08048444              |
| sym.__do_global_dtors_aux  | 47    | 0x08048450 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x08048470 | 47    | fcn.08048470              |
| sym.frame_dummy            | 50    | 0x08048480 | PARTIAL  | 0.940000   | 0x080484a0 | 50    | fcn.080484a0              |
| sym.dummy                  | 112   | 0x080484b4 | PARTIAL  | 0.554745   | 0x080484d4 | 137   | fcn.080484d4              |
| sym.che                    | 30    | 0x08048524 | UNLIKE   | 0.4773     | 0x0804855d | 44    | fcn.0804855d              |
| sym.parell                 | 119   | 0x08048542 | PARTIAL  | 0.581560   | 0x08048589 | 141   | fcn.08048589              |
| sym.check                  | 118   | 0x080485b9 | PARTIAL  | 0.689394   | 0x08048616 | 132   | fcn.08048616              |
| sym.__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx | 4     | 0x08048755 | COMPLETE | 1.000000   | 0x08048766 | 4     | fcn.08048766              |
| sym.__do_global_ctors_aux  | 35    | 0x08048760 | PARTIAL  | 0.942857   | 0x080487f0 | 35    | fcn.080487f0              |
| fcn.0804878d               | 17    | 0x0804878d | PARTIAL  | 0.823529   | 0x0804881d | 17    | fcn.0804881d              |
`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'

We can see that a few functions have been changed. So let’s check it out! We can also see that this version strips the symbol names again, but that should be no problem. We can easily identify them using the functions diff.

$ rizin ./crackme0x09
[0x08048420]> aa
[0x08048420]> afr @ main # recursively analyze functions, starting from main
[0x08048420]> afn check @ fcn.08048616
[0x08048420]> afn parell @ fcn.08048589
[0x08048420]> afn che @ fcn.0804855d
[0x08048420]> afn dummy @ fcn.080484d4
[0x08048420]> pdg @ main

// WARNING: Variable defined which should be unmapped: var_8h
// WARNING: [rz-ghidra] Detected overlap for variable var_15h

undefined4 main(undefined4 placeholder_0, undefined4 placeholder_1, char **envp)
{
    int32_t unaff_EBX;
    int32_t var_88h;
    int32_t var_7ch;
    int32_t var_8h;
    
    fcn.08048766();
    sym.imp.printf(unaff_EBX + 0x16c);
    sym.imp.printf(unaff_EBX + 0x185);
    sym.imp.scanf(unaff_EBX + 400, &var_7ch);
    check((int32_t)&var_7ch, (int32_t)envp);
    return 0;
}

Looking at main we can see some changes: a new function fcn.08048766 is introduced, and all string addresses have been replaced by offsets to some base address unaff_EBX.

Looking at the functions diff we can see that fcn.08048766 is named __i686.get_pc_thunk.bx. This function is used in position-independent code to get the addresses of global constants (like string constants). Let’s see if we can find out to which strings these offsets resolve to, but let’s first give this new function a name.

[0x08048420]> afn sym.__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx @ fcn.08048766

To compute the addresses we can use ESIL. But we need to initialize it first.

[0x08048420]> s main
[0x080486ee]> aei
[0x080486ee]> aeip
[0x080486ee]> aeim

Now we can step through the function, and all pointer arithmetic will be simulated! Open the interactive view with v, and then we can step through using the s key to step in and S to step over (this also works when using the debugger).

[0x080486ee]> v
# opens visual mode
# step through by pressing Shift+S until we hit the instruction
# call instruction to printf()

Having landed at the call to printf we can now look at what the address in eax points to. Exit visual mode by pressing q.

[0x080486ee]> ar eax
eax = 0x08048869
[0x080486ee]> ps @ 0x08048869
IOLI Crackme Level 0x09

We can add this as a comment if we want. This way we don’t have to keep doing this ESIL simulation if we forget what particular string was printed here.

[0x080486ef]> CC "IOLI Crackme Level 0x09" @ eip
[0x080486ef]> pd 1 @ eip
;-- eip:
│           0x08048722      call  sym.imp.printf                       ; sym.imp.printf ; IOLI Crackme Level 0x09 ; int printf(const char *format)

Perfect! Onto the next string. We can skip the call to printf with the aess command, and then perform two steps using aes 2.

[0x080486ee]> aess
[0x080486ee]> aes 2
[0x080486ee]> ar eax
eax = 0x08048882
[0x080486ee]> ps @ 0x08048882
Password:

We can continue this until we have identified all strings. Or until our curiosity is sated.

Either way, nothing of note has been added or changed in this version, which means that the password constraints are still the same.

$ LOL= ./crackme0x09
IOLI Crackme Level 0x09
Password: 12346
Password OK!

$ LOL= ./crackme0x09
IOLI Crackme Level 0x09
Password: 888
Password OK!

$ LD_PRELOAD=./libexit.so LOL= ./crackme0x09
IOLI Crackme Level 0x09
Password: 2
Password Incorrect!
wtf?

$ LD_PRELOAD=./libexit.so LOL= ./crackme0x09
IOLI Crackme Level 0x09
Password: 888
Password OK!
Password Incorrect!
wtf?

And that concludes the IOLI crackmes!