Python Exploit Pattern Tool

Python implementation of Metasploit's pattern generator and search. Should be python version agnostic, tested and working with Python 2.7.12 up to and including Python 3.11.1

Starts faster and rolls both tools into one.

No extra dependencies required, works with vanilla python

Also available

I've made a Go version of this tool available here

git clone git://git.unlogic.co.uk/exploit-pattern

It comes with a few caveats like increased filesize of binary vs execution time, but works in the same way.

Generate a pattern

$> pattern.py 100
Aa0Aa0Aa1Aa1Aa2Aa2Aa3Aa3Aa4Aa4Aa5Aa5Aa6Aa6Aa7Aa7Aa8Aa8Aa9Aa9Ab0Ab0Ab1Ab1Ab2Ab2Ab3Ab3Ab4Ab4Ab5Ab5Ab6A

Search for a pattern

$> pattern.py Bf4B
Pattern Bf4 first occurrence at position 942 in pattern.
$> pattern.py 0x42346642
Pattern 0x42346642 first occurrence at position 942 in pattern.

Optional automatically copy to clipboard

(Thanks to abeljm for this feature)

If your Python installation has the clipboard package installed, the generated DeBruijin pattern is automatically copied to the system clipboard when it is generated as well as printed to stdout. If the package is missing, the copy to clipboard feature is skipped.

NOTE: On KDE 5 there is an issue with klipper and the clipboard package. You may need to manually run klipper in a terminal before running pattern.py

Use it in your own python code

After placing pattern.py in the same directory as your script:

from pattern import pattern_gen

print(pattern_gen(10))

or

from pattern import pattern_search

found_at = pattern_search('Bf4B')

Obtaining

Clone the repo, or if you are on a machine without git you can use

$> curl https://is.gd/xpattern -o pattern.py

or

$> wget https://is.gd/xpattern -o pattern.py

Or change the pattern.py to whatever filename you like

License

The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2014 Sven Steinbauer

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.