Top 5 pwntool Open-Source Projects

pwntools

8 11,447 9.1 Python

CTF framework and exploit development library

Project mention: PwnTools for Exploit Development | dev.to | 2023-08-20

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.

gef

15 6,474 8.4 Python

GEF (GDB Enhanced Features) - a modern experience for GDB with advanced debugging capabilities for exploit devs & reverse engineers on Linux

Project mention: Beej's Quick Guide to GDB (2009) | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-11-05

There is also GEF, which is widely used by the reverse engineering and CTF community.
https://github.com/hugsy/gef

InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
kanha

1 247 8.6 Rust

🦚 A web-app pentesting suite written in rust .

Project mention: I wrote a tool to do subdomain takeover, reverse dns lookup, fuzzing and many more. | /r/danklinuxusers | 2023-09-10

More info : https://github.com/pwnwriter/kanha

free

2 20 6.1 MDX

Do you like free tutorials? Then contribute to this repository with a tutorial in the .mdx format, and make it free and available to anyone! (by pwnguide)

Project mention: How I transformed my career from software engineer to a penetration tester? | dev.to | 2024-04-21

One of the most significant hurdles was building a new skill set from scratch. Penetration testing is a different ball game, with its own set of tools and methodologies. I spent countless hours on websites like pwn.guide, learning basics of web and radio hacking.

bufferoverflow

1 3 7.1 Python

This repo educates developers about BOF vulnerabilities and provides practical solutions to prevent these risks. It equips developers with knowledge and tools to counter one of the most common security vulnerabilities.

Project mention: By passing Non-eXecutable stack for buffer Overflow | /r/beginnerguide | 2023-11-12

Simple Buffer Overflow

WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).