m4b / m4b/goblin

mach-o: no imports on stripped binary

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Description

goblin cannot find the interpreter of a stripped binary, and `imports()` returns empty vector. However, `nm -um` could still list the undefined symbol of the binary, and the corresponding depend dylibs.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a stripped Mach-O binary and compare goblin's empty imports() result with nm -um, which lists the undefined symbol and dependent dylibs. Done means goblin can identify the interpreter and return the relevant undefined symbols and dependent dylibs for stripped binaries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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