fgets linux

Dear all,

I'm trying to use fgets to read in Hex value for eg: 34120A

I enter this as an input, "\x34\x12\x0a"

However I keep getting 5C 78 33 34 in the memory which are the char of \x34
What should I do to force it to display 34 in the memory?

I have to use fgets

Thank you in advance

your string array doesn't know stink about hex values. if you want it to have 34120A, then don't iinput \x char's.

Just enter 34, and deal with them from there.

I need the memory value to appear as 0x08048760

however if I just type 08048760, the memory will show 30 38 30 34 ..... (0 8 0 4 8 ....) instead

Right. That's what I'm saying. Char strings know zip about hex values.

STOP trying to get them hex smart.

You know we have functions in C to change a string into an int, or a long, or a float, right?

You need a function that will change a string into a hex number. Isn't that your assignment here, to write that function to change a string into a hex number?

char shellcode[]=
"\xeb\x17\x5e\x89\x76\x08\x31\xc0\x88\x46\x07\x89\ x46\x0c\xb0\x0b\x89\xf3\x8d"
"\x4e\x08\x31\xd2\xcd\x80\xe8\xe4\xff\xff\xff\x2f\ x62\x69\x6e\x2f\x73\x68\x58";

how come the above code can work? Why doesn't \x prefix working with fgets since it is saved in the char buffer too?

Because they're sending that string's contents into a program or function, that understands how to work with hex values.

What you're doing is looking at the memory of the string, and saying "it's a char's value!"

Well, what else could it be? When you look at an elephant, it looks like - an elephant, right?

Let's allow the "hacker" to remain confused, eh?

Thanks for the dose of sanity, brewbuck!