None reproducible in my case. Also, i think PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS should be defined in the ctypes module. Do you have the required privilege to attach your debugger to the process you're trying to target?
# My debugger
from ctypes import *
from my_debugger_defines import *
import sys
import time
kernel32 = windll.kernel32
class debugger():
def __init__(self):
self.h_process = None
self.pid = None
self.debugger_active = False
self.h_thread = None
self.context = None
self.breakpoints = {}
self.first_breakpoint= True
self.hardware_breakpoints = {}
# Here let's determine and store
# the default page size for the system
# determine the system page size.
system_info = SYSTEM_INFO()
kernel32.GetSystemInfo(byref(system_info))
self.page_size = system_info.dwPageSize
# TODO: test
self.guarded_pages = []
self.memory_breakpoints = {}
def load(self,path_to_exe):
# dwCreation flag determines how to create the process
# set creation_flags = CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE if you want
# to see the calculator GUI
creation_flags = DEBUG_PROCESS
# instantiate the structs
startupinfo = STARTUPINFO()
process_information = PROCESS_INFORMATION()
# The following two options allow the started process
# to be shown as a separate window. This also illustrates
# how different settings in the STARTUPINFO struct can affect
# the debuggee.
startupinfo.dwFlags = 0x1
startupinfo.wShowWindow = 0x0
# We then initialize the cb variable in the STARTUPINFO struct
# which is just the size of the struct itself
startupinfo.cb = sizeof(startupinfo)
if kernel32.CreateProcessA(path_to_exe,
None,
None,
None,
None,
creation_flags,
None,
None,
byref(startupinfo),
byref(process_information)):
print "
[*] We have successfully launched the process!"
print "
[*] The Process ID I have is: %d" % \
process_information.dwProcessId
self.pid = process_information.dwProcessId
self.h_process = self.open_process(self,process_information.dwProcessId)
self.debugger_active = True
else:
print "
[*] Error with error code %d." % kernel32.GetLastError()
def open_process(self,pid):
# PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = 0x0x001F0FFF
h_process = kernel32.OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS,False,pid)
return h_process
def attach(self,pid):
self.h_process = self.open_process(pid)
# We attempt to attach to the process
# if this fails we exit the call
if kernel32.DebugActiveProcess(pid):
self.debugger_active = True
self.pid = int(pid)
else:
print "
[*] Unable to attach to the process."
def run(self):
# Now we have to poll the debuggee for
# debugging events
while self.debugger_active == True:
self.get_debug_event()
def get_debug_event(self):
debug_event = DEBUG_EVENT()
continue_status = DBG_CONTINUE
if kernel32.WaitForDebugEvent(byref(debug_event),100):
# grab various information with regards to the current exception.
self.h_thread = self.open_thread(debug_event.dwThreadId)
self.context = self.get_thread_context(h_thread=self.h_thread)
self.debug_event = debug_event
print "Event Code: %d Thread ID: %d" % \
(debug_event.dwDebugEventCode,debug_event.dwThreadId)
if debug_event.dwDebugEventCode == EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT:
self.exception = debug_event.u.Exception.ExceptionRecord.ExceptionCode
self.exception_address = debug_event.u.Exception.ExceptionRecord.ExceptionAddress
# call the internal handler for the exception event that just occured.
if self.exception == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION:
print "Access Violation Detected."
elif self.exception == EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT:
continue_status = self.exception_handler_breakpoint()
elif self.exception == EXCEPTION_GUARD_PAGE:
print "Guard Page Access Detected."
elif self.exception == EXCEPTION_SINGLE_STEP:
self.exception_handler_single_step()
kernel32.ContinueDebugEvent(debug_event.dwProcessId, debug_event.dwThreadId, continue_status)
def detach(self):
if kernel32.DebugActiveProcessStop(self.pid):
print "
[*] Finished debugging. Exiting..."
return True
else:
print "There was an error"
return False
def open_thread (self, thread_id):
h_thread = kernel32.OpenThread(THREAD_ALL_ACCESS, None, thread_id)
if h_thread is not None:
return h_thread
else:
print "
[*] Could not obtain a valid thread handle."
return False
def enumerate_threads(self):
thread_entry = THREADENTRY32()
thread_list = []
snapshot = kernel32.CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, self.pid)
if snapshot is not None:
# You have to set the size of the struct
# or the call will fail
thread_entry.dwSize = sizeof(thread_entry)
success = kernel32.Thread32First(snapshot, byref(thread_entry))
while success:
if thread_entry.th32OwnerProcessID == self.pid:
thread_list.append(thread_entry.th32ThreadID)
success = kernel32.Thread32Next(snapshot, byref(thread_entry))
# No need to explain this call, it closes handles
# so that we don't leak them.
kernel32.CloseHandle(snapshot)
return thread_list
else:
return False
def get_thread_context (self, thread_id=None,h_thread=None):
context = CONTEXT()
context.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_FULL | CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS
# Obtain a handle to the thread
if h_thread is None:
self.h_thread = self.open_thread(thread_id)
if kernel32.GetThreadContext(self.h_thread, byref(context)):
return context
else:
return False
def read_process_memory(self,address,length):
data = ""
read_buf = create_string_buffer(length)
count = c_ulong(0)
kernel32.ReadProcessMemory(self.h_process, address, read_buf, 5, byref(count))
data = read_buf.raw
return data
def write_process_memory(self,address,data):
count = c_ulong(0)
length = len(data)
c_data = c_char_p(data[count.value:])
if not kernel32.WriteProcessMemory(self.h_process, address, c_data, length, byref(count)):
return False
else:
return True
def bp_set(self,address):
print "
[*] Setting breakpoint at: 0x%08x" % address
if not self.breakpoints.has_key(address):
# store the original byte
old_protect = c_ulong(0)
kernel32.VirtualProtectEx(self.h_process, address, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, byref(old_protect))
original_byte = self.read_process_memory(address, 1)
if original_byte != False:
# write the INT3 opcode
if self.write_process_memory(address, "\xCC"):
# register the breakpoint in our internal list
self.breakpoints[address] = (original_byte)
return True
else:
return False
def exception_handler_breakpoint(self):
print "
[*] Exception address: 0x%08x" % self.exception_address
# check if the breakpoint is one that we set
if not self.breakpoints.has_key(self.exception_address):
# if it is the first Windows driven breakpoint
# then let's just continue on
if self.first_breakpoint == True:
self.first_breakpoint = False
print "
[*] Hit the first breakpoint."
return DBG_CONTINUE
else:
print "
[*] Hit user defined breakpoint."
# this is where we handle the breakpoints we set
# first put the original byte back
self.write_process_memory(self.exception_address, self.breakpoints[self.exception_address])
# obtain a fresh context record, reset EIP back to the
# original byte and then set the thread's context record
# with the new EIP value
self.context = self.get_thread_context(h_thread=self.h_thread)
self.context.Eip -= 1
kernel32.SetThreadContext(self.h_thread,byref(self.context))
continue_status = DBG_CONTINUE
return continue_status
def func_resolve(self,dll,function):
handle = kernel32.GetModuleHandleA(dll)
address = kernel32.GetProcAddress(handle, function)
kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
return address
def bp_set_hw(self, address, length, condition):
# Check for a valid length value
if length not in (1, 2, 4):
return False
else:
length -= 1
# Check for a valid condition
if condition not in (HW_ACCESS, HW_EXECUTE, HW_WRITE):
return False
# Check for available slots
if not self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(0):
available = 0
elif not self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(1):
available = 1
elif not self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(2):
available = 2
elif not self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(3):
available = 3
else:
return False
# We want to set the debug register in every thread
for thread_id in self.enumerate_threads():
context = self.get_thread_context(thread_id=thread_id)
# Enable the appropriate flag in the DR7
# register to set the breakpoint
context.Dr7 |= 1 << (available * 2)
# Save the address of the breakpoint in the
# free register that we found
if available == 0: context.Dr0 = address
elif available == 1: context.Dr1 = address
elif available == 2: context.Dr2 = address
elif available == 3: context.Dr3 = address
# Set the breakpoint condition
context.Dr7 |= condition << ((available * 4) + 16)
# Set the length
context.Dr7 |= length << ((available * 4) + 18)
# Set this threads context with the debug registers
# set
h_thread = self.open_thread(thread_id)
kernel32.SetThreadContext(h_thread,byref(context))
# update the internal hardware breakpoint array at the used slot index.
self.hardware_breakpoints[available] = (address,length,condition)
return True
def exception_handler_single_step(self):
print "
[*] Exception address: 0x%08x" % self.exception_address
# Comment from PyDbg:
# determine if this single step event occured in reaction to a hardware breakpoint and grab the hit breakpoint.
# according to the Intel docs, we should be able to check for the BS flag in Dr6. but it appears that windows
# isn't properly propogating that flag down to us.
if self.context.Dr6 & 0x1 and self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(0):
slot = 0
elif self.context.Dr6 & 0x2 and self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(1):
slot = 0
elif self.context.Dr6 & 0x4 and self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(2):
slot = 0
elif self.context.Dr6 & 0x8 and self.hardware_breakpoints.has_key(3):
slot = 0
else:
# This wasn't an INT1 generated by a hw breakpoint
continue_status = DBG_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
# Now let's remove the breakpoint from the list
if self.bp_del_hw(slot):
continue_status = DBG_CONTINUE
print "
[*] Hardware breakpoint removed."
return continue_status
def bp_del_hw(self,slot):
# Disable the breakpoint for all active threads
for thread_id in self.enumerate_threads():
context = self.get_thread_context(thread_id=thread_id)
# Reset the flags to remove the breakpoint
context.Dr7 &= ~(1 << (slot * 2))
# Zero out the address
if slot == 0:
context.Dr0 = 0x00000000
elif slot == 1:
context.Dr1 = 0x00000000
elif slot == 2:
context.Dr2 = 0x00000000
elif slot == 3:
context.Dr3 = 0x00000000
# Remove the condition flag
context.Dr7 &= ~(3 << ((slot * 4) + 16))
# Remove the length flag
context.Dr7 &= ~(3 << ((slot * 4) + 18))
# Reset the thread's context with the breakpoint removed
h_thread = self.open_thread(thread_id)
kernel32.SetThreadContext(h_thread,byref(context))
# remove the breakpoint from the internal list.
del self.hardware_breakpoints[slot]
return True
#TODO: test
def bp_set_mem (self, address, size):
mbi = MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION()
# Attempt to discover the base address of the memory page
if kernel32.VirtualQueryEx(self.h_process, address, byref(mbi), sizeof(mbi)) < sizeof(mbi):
return False
current_page = mbi.BaseAddress
# We will set the permissions on all pages that are
# affected by our memory breakpoint.
while current_page <= address + size:
# Add the page to the list, this will
# differentiate our guarded pages from those
# that were set by the OS or the debuggee process
self.guarded_pages.append(current_page)
old_protection = c_ulong(0)
if not kernel32.VirtualProtectEx(self.h_process, current_page, size, mbi.Protect | PAGE_GUARD, byref(old_protection)):
return False
# Increase our range by the size of the
# default system memory page size
current_page += self.page_size
# Add the memory breakpoint to our global list
self.memory_breakpoints[address] = (address, size, mbi)
return True
# My debugger defines
from ctypes import *
# Let's map the Microsoft types to ctypes for clarity
BYTE = c_ubyte
WORD = c_ushort
DWORD = c_ulong
LPBYTE = POINTER(c_ubyte)
LPTSTR = POINTER(c_char)
HANDLE = c_void_p
PVOID = c_void_p
LPVOID = c_void_p
UINT_PTR = c_ulong
SIZE_T = c_ulong
# Constants
DEBUG_PROCESS = 0x00000001
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 0x00000010
PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = 0x001F0FFF
INFINITE = 0xFFFFFFFF
DBG_CONTINUE = 0x00010002
# Debug event constants
EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x1
CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x2
CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x3
EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x4
EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x5
LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x6
UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_EVENT = 0x7
OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING_EVENT = 0x8
RIP_EVENT = 0x9
# debug exception codes.
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION = 0xC0000005
EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT = 0x80000003
EXCEPTION_GUARD_PAGE = 0x80000001
EXCEPTION_SINGLE_STEP = 0x80000004
# Thread constants for CreateToolhelp32Snapshot()
TH32CS_SNAPHEAPLIST = 0x00000001
TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS = 0x00000002
TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD = 0x00000004
TH32CS_SNAPMODULE = 0x00000008
TH32CS_INHERIT = 0x80000000
TH32CS_SNAPALL = (TH32CS_SNAPHEAPLIST | TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS | TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD | TH32CS_SNAPMODULE)
THREAD_ALL_ACCESS = 0x001F03FF
# Context flags for GetThreadContext()
CONTEXT_FULL = 0x00010007
CONTEXT_DEBUG_REGISTERS = 0x00010010
# Memory permissions
PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE = 0x00000040
# Hardware breakpoint conditions
HW_ACCESS = 0x00000003
HW_EXECUTE = 0x00000000
HW_WRITE = 0x00000001
# Memory page permissions, used by VirtualProtect()
PAGE_NOACCESS = 0x00000001
PAGE_READONLY = 0x00000002
PAGE_READWRITE = 0x00000004
PAGE_WRITECOPY = 0x00000008
PAGE_EXECUTE = 0x00000010
PAGE_EXECUTE_READ = 0x00000020
PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE = 0x00000040
PAGE_EXECUTE_WRITECOPY = 0x00000080
PAGE_GUARD = 0x00000100
PAGE_NOCACHE = 0x00000200
PAGE_WRITECOMBINE = 0x00000400
# Structures for CreateProcessA() function
# STARTUPINFO describes how to spawn the process
class STARTUPINFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("cb", DWORD),
("lpReserved", LPTSTR),
("lpDesktop", LPTSTR),
("lpTitle", LPTSTR),
("dwX", DWORD),
("dwY", DWORD),
("dwXSize", DWORD),
("dwYSize", DWORD),
("dwXCountChars", DWORD),
("dwYCountChars", DWORD),
("dwFillAttribute",DWORD),
("dwFlags", DWORD),
("wShowWindow", WORD),
("cbReserved2", WORD),
("lpReserved2", LPBYTE),
("hStdInput", HANDLE),
("hStdOutput", HANDLE),
("hStdError", HANDLE),
]
# PROCESS_INFORMATION receives its information
# after the target process has been successfully
# started.
class PROCESS_INFORMATION(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("hProcess", HANDLE),
("hThread", HANDLE),
("dwProcessId", DWORD),
("dwThreadId", DWORD),
]
# When the dwDebugEventCode is evaluated
class EXCEPTION_RECORD(Structure):
pass
EXCEPTION_RECORD._fields_ = [
("ExceptionCode", DWORD),
("ExceptionFlags", DWORD),
("ExceptionRecord", POINTER(EXCEPTION_RECORD)),
("ExceptionAddress", PVOID),
("NumberParameters", DWORD),
("ExceptionInformation", UINT_PTR * 15),
]
class _EXCEPTION_RECORD(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("ExceptionCode", DWORD),
("ExceptionFlags", DWORD),
("ExceptionRecord", POINTER(EXCEPTION_RECORD)),
("ExceptionAddress", PVOID),
("NumberParameters", DWORD),
("ExceptionInformation", UINT_PTR * 15),
]
# Exceptions
class EXCEPTION_DEBUG_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("ExceptionRecord", EXCEPTION_RECORD),
("dwFirstChance", DWORD),
]
# it populates this union appropriately
class DEBUG_EVENT_UNION(Union):
_fields_ = [
("Exception", EXCEPTION_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("CreateThread", CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("CreateProcessInfo", CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("ExitThread", EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("ExitProcess", EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("LoadDll", LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("UnloadDll", UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO),
# ("DebugString", OUTPUT_DEBUG_STRING_INFO),
# ("RipInfo", RIP_INFO),
]
# DEBUG_EVENT describes a debugging event
# that the debugger has trapped
class DEBUG_EVENT(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("dwDebugEventCode", DWORD),
("dwProcessId", DWORD),
("dwThreadId", DWORD),
("u", DEBUG_EVENT_UNION),
]
# Used by the CONTEXT structure
class FLOATING_SAVE_AREA(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("ControlWord", DWORD),
("StatusWord", DWORD),
("TagWord", DWORD),
("ErrorOffset", DWORD),
("ErrorSelector", DWORD),
("DataOffset", DWORD),
("DataSelector", DWORD),
("RegisterArea", BYTE * 80),
("Cr0NpxState", DWORD),
]
# The CONTEXT structure which holds all of the
# register values after a GetThreadContext() call
class CONTEXT(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("ContextFlags", DWORD),
("Dr0", DWORD),
("Dr1", DWORD),
("Dr2", DWORD),
("Dr3", DWORD),
("Dr6", DWORD),
("Dr7", DWORD),
("FloatSave", FLOATING_SAVE_AREA),
("SegGs", DWORD),
("SegFs", DWORD),
("SegEs", DWORD),
("SegDs", DWORD),
("Edi", DWORD),
("Esi", DWORD),
("Ebx", DWORD),
("Edx", DWORD),
("Ecx", DWORD),
("Eax", DWORD),
("Ebp", DWORD),
("Eip", DWORD),
("SegCs", DWORD),
("EFlags", DWORD),
("Esp", DWORD),
("SegSs", DWORD),
("ExtendedRegisters", BYTE * 512),
]
# THREADENTRY32 contains information about a thread
# we use this for enumerating all of the system threads
class THREADENTRY32(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("dwSize", DWORD),
("cntUsage", DWORD),
("th32ThreadID", DWORD),
("th32OwnerProcessID", DWORD),
("tpBasePri", DWORD),
("tpDeltaPri", DWORD),
("dwFlags", DWORD),
]
# Supporting struct for the SYSTEM_INFO_UNION union
class PROC_STRUCT(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("wProcessorArchitecture", WORD),
("wReserved", WORD),
]
# Supporting union for the SYSTEM_INFO struct
class SYSTEM_INFO_UNION(Union):
_fields_ = [
("dwOemId", DWORD),
("sProcStruc", PROC_STRUCT),
]
# SYSTEM_INFO structure is populated when a call to
# kernel32.GetSystemInfo() is made. We use the dwPageSize
# member for size calculations when setting memory breakpoints
class SYSTEM_INFO(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("uSysInfo", SYSTEM_INFO_UNION),
("dwPageSize", DWORD),
("lpMinimumApplicationAddress", LPVOID),
("lpMaximumApplicationAddress", LPVOID),
("dwActiveProcessorMask", DWORD),
("dwNumberOfProcessors", DWORD),
("dwProcessorType", DWORD),
("dwAllocationGranularity", DWORD),
("wProcessorLevel", WORD),
("wProcessorRevision", WORD),
]
# MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION contains information about a
# particular region of memory. A call to kernel32.VirtualQuery()
# populates this structure.
class MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION(Structure):
_fields_ = [
("BaseAddress", PVOID),
("AllocationBase", PVOID),
("AllocationProtect", DWORD),
("RegionSize", SIZE_T),
("State", DWORD),
("Protect", DWORD),
("Type", DWORD),
]
And i input a PID i selected from a running process from my task manager list. It prints that debugging has been successful.
I have something that may interest you though as a side note, if you run your code like this from an elevated command prompt.
It's going to grab the PID of calc.exe on it's own if it's a win32 process that is.