Add depth limit to examine_mem_reference()

peda.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ else:
     from urllib import urlopen
     from urllib import urlencode
     pyversion = 2
-	
+
 REGISTERS = {
     8 : ["al", "ah", "bl", "bh", "cl", "ch", "dl", "dh"],
     16: ["ax", "bx", "cx", "dx"],
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ class PEDA(object):
             if remote: # remote target, not yet supported
                 return maps
             else: # local target
-                try:  out = execute_external_command("vmmap -w %s" % self.getpid())
+                try:  out = execute_external_command("/usr/bin/vmmap -w %s" % self.getpid())
                 except: error_msg("could not read vmmap of process")
 
             matches = pattern.findall(out)
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ class PEDA(object):
         return result
 
     @memoized
-    def examine_mem_reference(self, value):
+    def examine_mem_reference(self, value, depth=5):
         """
         Deeply examine a value in memory for its references
 
@@ -2153,8 +2153,16 @@ class PEDA(object):
             - list of tuple of (value(Int), type(String), next_value(Int))
         """
         result = []
+        if depth <= 0:
+            depth = 0xffffffff
+
         (v, t, vn) = self.examine_mem_value(value)
         while vn is not None:
+            if len(result) > depth:
+                _v, _t, _vn = result[-1]
+                result[-1] = (_v, _t, "--> ...")
+                break
+
             result += [(v, t, vn)]
             if v == vn or to_int(v) == to_int(vn): # point to self
                 break
@@ -4824,17 +4832,9 @@ class PEDACmd(object):
                 for r in REGISTERS[bits]:
                     if r in regs:
                         text += get_reg_text(r, regs[r])
-                        # text += green("%s" % r.upper().ljust(3)) + ": "
-                        # chain = peda.examine_mem_reference(regs[r])
-                        # text += format_reference_chain(chain)
-                        # text += "\n"
             else:
                 for (r, v) in sorted(regs.items()):
                     text += get_reg_text(r, v)
-                    # text += green("%s" % r.upper().ljust(3)) + ": "
-                    # chain = peda.examine_mem_reference(v)
-                    # text += format_reference_chain(chain)
-                    # text += "\n"
             if text:
                 msg(text.strip())
             if regname is None or "eflags" in regname:
@@ -4845,7 +4845,7 @@ class PEDACmd(object):
             warning_msg("not a register nor an address")
         else:
             # Address
-            chain = peda.examine_mem_reference(address)
+            chain = peda.examine_mem_reference(address, depth=0)
             text += format_reference_chain(chain) + "\n"
             vmrange = peda.get_vmrange(address)
             if vmrange:
@@ -5678,7 +5678,7 @@ class PEDACmd(object):
             MYNAME generate [arch/]platform type [port] [host]
             MYNAME search keyword (use % for any character wildcard)
             MYNAME display shellcodeId (shellcodeId as appears in search results)
-	    MYNAME zsc [generate customize shellcode] 
+	    MYNAME zsc [generate customize shellcode]
 
             For generate option:
                 default port for bindport shellcode: 16706 (0x4142)
@@ -5781,7 +5781,7 @@ class PEDACmd(object):
                         os = input('%s'%blue('os:'))
                     if pyversion is 3:
                         os = input('%s'%blue('os:'))
-                    if os in oslist: #check if os exist 
+                    if os in oslist: #check if os exist
                         break
                     else:
                         warning_msg("Wrong input! Try Again.")