[TOOL] Beta - Multi-Format Shellcode Encoding Tool

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  Beta - Multi-Format Shellcode Encoding Tool
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SUMMARY



DETAILS

Source Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/*
_____________________________

      ,sSSSs,   Beta v1.0.
     dS\"   dP   Multi-format shellcode encoding tool.
    .SP dSS\"    Copyright (C) 2003 by Berend-Jan Wever
    dS'   Sb    <[email protected]>
   .SP dSSP'    Encodes shellcode to a variety of formats.
_ iS:__________________________

  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
under
  the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, 1991 as published 
by
  the Free Software Foundation.

  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
WITHOUT
  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 
FITNESS
  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
  details.

  A copy of the GNU General Public License can be found at:
    http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
  or you can write to:
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    59 Temple Place - Suite 330
    Boston, MA  02111-1307
    USA.

*/

void usage(char* name) {
  printf(
    "_______________________________________\n"
    "\n"
    "     ,sSSSs,   Beta v1.0.\n"
    "    dS\"   dP   Multi-format shellcode encoding tool.\n"
    "   .SP dSS\"    Copyright (C) 2003 by Berend-Jan Wever\n"
    "   dS'   Sb    <[email protected]>\n"
    "  .SP dSSP'    Encodes shellcode to a variety of formats.\n"
    "_ iS:_____________________________________\n"
    "\n"
    "Usage: %s option [#chars]\n"
    "Options:\n"
    "  --help                    Display this information.\n"
    "  --length                  Print the length of the input.\n"
    "  --check                   Check the input for 0x0, 0xA and 0xD 
characters.\n"
    "  --string                  Encode as a string for C.\n"
    "                            \"\\xAA\\xBB\\xCC...\"\n"
    "  --chars                   Encode as an array of chars for C.\n"
    "                            '\\xAA', '\\xBB', \\xCC', ...\n"
    "  --hex                     Encode as an array of hex values for 
C.\n"
    "                            0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, ...\n"
    "  --amp                     Encode as entities for HTML.\n"
    "                            &#AA;&#BB;&#CC;...\n"
    "  --utf-8                   Encode using utf-8.\n"
    "                            %%AA%%BB%%CC...\n"
    "  --utf-16                  Encode using utf-16.\n"
   "                            %%uBBAA%%uDDCC...\n"
    "  #chars                    Optional number of encoded characters to 
print\n"
    "                            after which a newline gets printed.\n"
    "\n"
    "Input is read from stdin, the result is written to stdout. When 
encoding into\n"
    "words and the input has an uneven number of bytes, the input is 
padded with a\n"
    "NOP (0x90) byte.\n",
    name
  );
}

// used for encoding each byte by itself
void encoder_per_byte(int chars_per_line, char* line_header, char* 
line_footer,
             char* byte_header, char* byte_format, char* byte_footer, 
char* byte_separator) {
  int input=0, count=0;
  // line header and footer only printed when we have a max. chars per 
line.
  if (chars_per_line>0) printf("%s", line_header);
  // read 1 byte input from stdin
  while ((input = getchar()) != EOF) {
    // if we've allready printed chars we might have to print seperators
    if (count > 0) {
      // we have to seperate bytes from each other with this:
      printf("%s", byte_separator);
      // if we've allready printed enough chars on this line, end it & 
start a new one:
      if (chars_per_line>0 && count % chars_per_line == 0)
        printf("%s%s", line_footer, line_header);
    }
    // print the byte (with it's own header and footer) and count it.
    printf("%s", byte_header);
    printf(byte_format, input);
    printf("%s", byte_footer);
    count++;
  }
  // line header and footer only printed when we have a max. chars per 
line.
  if (chars_per_line>0) printf("%s", line_footer);
}

// used for encoding two bytes into a little endian word (AA, BB -> BBAA)
void encoder_per_word(int chars_per_line, char* line_header, char* 
line_footer,
             char* word_header, char* word_footer, char* word_separator) {
  int input1=0, input2=0, count=0;
  // line header and footer only printed when we have a max. chars per 
line.
  if (chars_per_line>0) printf("%s", line_header);
  // read 1 byte input from stdin
  while ((input1 = getchar()) != EOF) {
  // read another byte input from stdin
    input2 = getchar();
  // if number of input bytes=uneven pad with 0x90
    if (input2 == EOF) input2 = 0x90;
    // if we've allready printed chars we might have to print seperators
    if (count > 0) {
      // we have to seperate words from each other with this:
      printf("%s", word_separator);
      // if we've allready printed enough chars on this line, end it & 
start a new one:
      if (chars_per_line>0 && count % chars_per_line == 0)
        printf("%s%s", line_footer, line_header);
    }
    // print the word (with it's own header and footer) and count the 
bytes.
    printf("%s%02x%02x%s", word_header, input2, input1, word_footer);
    count+=2;
  }
  // line header and footer only printed when we have a max. chars per 
line.
  if (chars_per_line>0) printf("%s", line_footer);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  int chars_per_line = (argc>2 ? atoi(argv[2]) : -1);
  int i=0, j=0, error=0;
  if (chars_per_line == 0) {
    printf("Illegal number of chars per line. Type \"%s --help\" for 
help.\n", argv[0]);
    error=1;
  } else if (argc<2 || strcasecmp(argv[1], "--help")==0) {
    // display usage information
    usage(argv[0]);
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--length")==0) {
    // output length of input
    while (getchar()!=EOF) i++;
    printf("%d\n", i);
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--check")==0) {
    // check for 0x0, 0xA and 0xD
    while ((j=getchar())!=EOF) {
      i++;
      if (j==0x0 || j==0xA || j==0xD) {
        printf("Character %d is 0x%02x!\n", i, j);
        error = 1;
      }
    }
    if (!error)
      printf("Shellcode is NULL, CR and LF free.\n");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--string")==0) {
    // dump "\xAA\xBB\xCC..." encoded string.
    encoder_per_byte(chars_per_line, "  \"", "\"\n", "\\x", "%02x", "", 
"");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--chars")==0) {
    // dump '\xAA', '\xBB', '\xCC', ... encoded chars
    encoder_per_byte(chars_per_line, "  ", "\n", "'\\x", "%02x", "'", ", 
");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--hex")==0) {
    // dump 0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, ... encoded bytes
    encoder_per_byte(chars_per_line, "  ", "\n", "0x", "%02x", "", ", ");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--amp")==0) {
    // dump "&#aa;&#bbb;&#c;..." encoded string
    encoder_per_byte(chars_per_line, "  \"", "\"\n", "&#", "%d", ";", "");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--utf-8")==0) {
    // dump "%AA%BB%CC..." encoded string
    encoder_per_byte(chars_per_line, "  \"", "\"\n", "%", "%02x", "", "");
  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1], "--utf-16")==0) {
    // dump "%uBBAA%uDDCC..." encoded string
    encoder_per_word(chars_per_line, "  \"", "\"\n", "%u", "", "");
  } else {
    printf("Unknown option. Type \"%s --help\" for help.\n", argv[0]);
    error=1;
  }

  return (error ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);
}


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To keep updated with the tool visit the project's homepage at:  
<http://www.edup.tudelft.nl/~bjwever/src/beta.c> 
http://www.edup.tudelft.nl/~bjwever/src/beta.c



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