Questions tagged [breakpoint]
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How can I set up a conditional breakpoint for the CreateFileW function for when a specific file/path is read in x64dbg?
I'm currently debugging a program using x64dbg, and I'm struggling to set up a conditional breakpoint on the CreateFileW function:
HANDLE CreateFileW(
[in] LPCWSTR lpFileName,...
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IDA breakpoint condition
How to set breakpoint condition that checks certain address value, for example:
0xD526C122 = FF.
How can I make a counter that counts how many times breakpoint condition was met without actually ...
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windbg conditional breakpoint equal always get 0
I want to set a conditional breakpoint on function argument at the entry of a function. Here is the value I want which is c0 a8 89 01. I want to break the function when that register holds this ...
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Debug the DLL of an EXE using IDA Freeware
I'm trying to debug a DLL that is called in an executable file. I put the DLL in Ida Free and defined the breakpoints, and set 'Application' to the executable path. When I start the debug, the ...
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Where is the XOR operation?
I am doing TryHackMe REloaded room, level 3.
When I got stuck I followed this tutorial which mentions an XOR by 7 operation being performed on a string, however I cannot see it anywhere.
Where is it ...
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How can I set a breakpoint in x64dbg to be triggered when a certain message is logged?
I am debugging a certain program and I need to stop execution when a certain debug message is logged using OutputDebugStringA(). How can I set a breakpoint for this?
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Mouse click breakpoint
Im just start to learn and stuck with problem: trying to set breakpoint on mouse click, but ollydbg log shows me only new thread created or terminated.
I did as it is written in these threads:
Thread ...
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GDB breakpoint crashes at a correct memory location
I'm trying to debug binaries of a a firmware running Linux with no ASLR, binaries are not compiled with PIE either so I have no issue getting the memory locations.
So after including gdbserver in the ...
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Paused at the right (?) breakpoint, what do I do next?
The output currently looks like this:
2022-09-10 00:09:03.955729-0500 REDACTED[51480:28773370] -openPDFWithPath: /Users/REDACTED/Library/Containers/com.REDACTED/Data/Library/Application Support/...
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Why output is disabled in console when using int3?
I am using NASM(2.15) assembler to generate code. But I am unable to figure out why it does not show output in the console(windows system) when using int3 - software breakpoint, it only shows output ...
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How to use software watchpoints in LLDB?
After trying to use watch command, LLDB said the device had 0 available hardware watchpoints. In GDB you can use
set can-use-hw-watchpoints 0
How do you disable hardware watchpoints in LLDB?
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Gdb hardware watchpoint error on android
After failing to find a solution to this I have started using Gdb and have encountered another error.
Gdbfails to set hardware watchpoint when I'm remote debugging a rooted arm7-a target. It supports ...
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breakpoint already hit 1 time
I'm following Erickson 2008 Hacking the art of exploitation. The program is very simple.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main() {
char str_a[20];
strcpy(str_a, "Hello, ...
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Using rbreak without import functions
While debugging with GDB I want to break for each function and print the PC register.
rbreak .
define hook-stop
i r $PC
c
end
The problem is that is stop on functions that imported like printf ...
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Ollydbg - automatically add hardware breakpoint when step over
I put INT3 breakpoint and starting the program. The OllyDbg break at the breakpoint, but when I step over, the OllyDbg put a hardware breakpoint. (Yesterday not happened in OllyDbg, but today during ...
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