RE: buffer overflow offsets?

From: axezat_private
Date: Thu Jul 12 2001 - 07:05:22 PDT

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    There is a possibility that exploits you have tried were slightly altered by
    their authors to make it harder to use for script kiddies.
    
    
    AxeZ
    On 09-Jul-2001 Ivan D Nestlerode wrote:
    > 
    > Is there a general method for determining the proper
    > offset for buffer overflow exploits?
    > 
    > The context here is a pen test where I have
    > gleaned enough information about the target machine
    > to know that it is running vulnerable network services.
    > I found exploits for these services, but none of them
    > worked properly. I suspects the offsets are not correct.
    > 
    > How does one go about tuning these offsets (assuming
    > I don't know the exact architecture of the target machine
    > and that I don't have any account on that machine)?
    > 
    > Thanks in advance for any information,
    > Ivan
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