volatility VS pwntools

We were given a quite big 20250312.mem file. Looking at the name of the challenge and the size of the file, it was clear it was required to use volatility.

I need this to create generate a custom symbols table (using dwarf2json), in order to run a memory dump acquired by Ubuntu 22.04, as Ubuntu 22.04 kernel does not work anymore with volatility 2 (Issue here: volatilityfoundation/volatility#828)

Take a look at this link and specifically note how the profiles are named, especially Ubuntu - https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility/wiki/Linux-Command-Reference

I think the typical tool for analyzing OS memory dumps is Volatility but I can't give you a course in how to use it, that is supposedly what your school should be doing.

Analyzing memory dumps can be hard, especially at the beginning. You might want to use comprehensive Frameworks like volatility.

git clone https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility.git whenever i want to run something I get PS C:\Users\czare_000\python-course-for-beginners\bs4\volatility> & C:/Users/czare_000/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.exe c:/Users/czare_000/python-course-for-beginners/bs4/volatility/volatility/debug.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\Users\czare_000\python-course-for-beginners\bs4\volatility\volatility\debug.py", line 27, in import volatility.conf ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'volatility' or i also get except Exception, e: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ SyntaxError: multiple exception types must be parenthesized

Volatility is python based so you will need to install it and volatility's required dependencies. You can find the install instructions here https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility

volatility - Version 2 Version 3

The Pwntools library stands out as a sophisticated toolset for CTF enthusiasts and security researchers. It aids in creating and executing shellcode, designing payloads, and interacting with remote processes. For instance, the context feature allows developers to switch between different architectures effortlessly, while the 'tube' module streamlines the communication between local and remote processes. And it's not just limited to Linux; the library has support for various platforms including Windows, making it versatile and comprehensive.

you have to remove the unicorn dependency from the setup.py because doesn't support m1 git clone https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools cd pwntools sed -i'' '/unicorn/d' setup.py pip install --upgrade .

Pwntools - CTF Framework for writing exploits.

Pwntools - Rapid exploit development framework built for use in CTFs.

Pwntools is a thing.

One library that I may eventually make which will probably not be an officially maintained library but which I will maintain myself will be a partial or full port of pwntools (a library written in Python for CTFs) to Calypso. For more information on CTFs, atan made a pretty cool post about them:

Scapy is great if you're attacking low level networking protocol stacks like TCP/IP or UDP. In that case, you may be modifying packet headers and such. Otherwise, it's much easier to just use the Python socket module and craft your custom payload in Python. Even better is the pwntools module.