Lab: PwnKit.

Goal

Step 2: Running the exploit.

• Setup:
  • To do this step, you will need a copy of the pwnkit virtual machine PwnKit.ova
  • Install and boot this machine.
  • Log in as alice (password alice)
  • Assure yourself that Alice has no special privileges.
• Test the exploit
  • The code for the exploit has been downloaded into Alice's pwnkit directory.
    • It is called exploit.cpp
    • It is directly from a github repo
  • Change to Alice's pwnkit directory.
  • Compile all of the programs by typing make
  • This will build several programs, but right now you are interested in exploit.
  • Run exploit by typing ./exploit
  • Identify the user running the shell.
  • Assure yourself that this is indeed root.
  • Logout of the shell by typing exit