checksec

Checksec is a bash script to check the properties of executables (like PIE, RELRO, PaX, Canaries, ASLR, Fortify Source). It has been originally written by Tobias Klein and the original source is available here: http://www.trapkit.de/tools/checksec.html

Updates

Last Update: 2016-12-30

For OSX

Install the binutils via brew brew install binutils

Examples

normal (or --format cli)

$checksec.sh --file /bin/ls
RELRO           STACK CANARY      NX            PIE             RPATH      RUNPATH      FILE
Partial RELRO   Canary found      NX enabled    No PIE          No RPATH   No RUNPATH   /bin/ls

csv

$ checksec.sh --output csv --file /bin/ls
Partial RELRO,Canary found,NX enabled,No PIE,No RPATH,No RUNPATH,/bin/ls

xml

$ checksec.sh --output xml --file /bin/ls
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<file relro="partial" canary="yes" nx="yes" pie="no" rpath="no" runpath="no" filename='/bin/ls'/>

json

$ checksec.sh --output json --file /bin/ls	
{ "file": { "relro":"partial","canary":"yes","nx":"yes","pie":"no","rpath":"no","runpath":"no","filename":"/bin/ls" } }

Fortify test in cli

$ checksec.sh --fortify-proc 1
* Process name (PID)                         : init (1)
* FORTIFY_SOURCE support available (libc)    : Yes
* Binary compiled with FORTIFY_SOURCE support: Yes

------ EXECUTABLE-FILE ------- . -------- LIBC --------
FORTIFY-able library functions | Checked function names
-------------------------------------------------------
fdelt_chk                      | __fdelt_chk
read                           | __read_chk
syslog_chk                     | __syslog_chk
fprintf_chk                    | __fprintf_chk
vsnprintf_chk                  | __vsnprintf_chk
fgets                          | __fgets_chk
strncpy                        | __strncpy_chk
snprintf_chk                   | __snprintf_chk
memset                         | __memset_chk
strncat_chk                    | __strncat_chk
memcpy                         | __memcpy_chk
fread                          | __fread_chk
sprintf_chk                    | __sprintf_chk

SUMMARY:

* Number of checked functions in libc                : 78
* Total number of library functions in the executable: 116
* Number of FORTIFY-able functions in the executable : 13
* Number of checked functions in the executable      : 7
* Number of unchecked functions in the executable    : 6

Kernel test in Cli

$ checksec.sh --kernel
* Kernel protection information:

Description - List the status of kernel protection mechanisms. Rather than
inspect kernel mechanisms that may aid in the prevention of exploitation of
userspace processes, this option lists the status of kernel configuration
options that harden the kernel itself against attack.

Kernel config: /proc/config.gz

	GCC stack protector support:            Enabled
	Strict user copy checks:                Disabled
	Enforce read-only kernel data:          Disabled
	Restrict /dev/mem access:               Enabled
	Restrict /dev/kmem access:              Enabled

* grsecurity / PaX: Auto GRKERNSEC

	Non-executable kernel pages:            Enabled
	Non-executable pages:                   Enabled
	Paging Based Non-executable pages:      Enabled
	Restrict MPROTECT:                      Enabled
	Address Space Layout Randomization:     Enabled
	Randomize Kernel Stack:                 Enabled
	Randomize User Stack:                   Enabled
	Randomize MMAP Stack:                   Enabled
	Sanitize freed memory:                  Enabled
	Sanitize Kernel Stack:                  Enabled
	Prevent userspace pointer deref:        Enabled
	Prevent kobject refcount overflow:      Enabled
	Bounds check heap object copies:        Enabled
	JIT Hardening:	 			            Enabled
	Thread Stack Random Gaps: 	            Enabled
	Disable writing to kmem/mem/port:       Enabled
 	Disable privileged I/O:                 Enabled
 	Harden module auto-loading:             Enabled
 	Chroot Protection:     	        		Enabled
 	Deter ptrace process snooping:	  		Enabled
 	Larger Entropy Pools:                   Enabled
 	TCP/UDP Blackhole:                      Enabled
 	Deter Exploit Bruteforcing:             Enabled
 	Hide kernel symbols:                    Enabled

* Kernel Heap Hardening: No KERNHEAP

The KERNHEAP hardening patchset is available here:
 https://www.subreption.com/kernheap/

Kernel Test in XML

$ checksec.sh --output xml --kernel
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kernel config='/boot/config-3.11-2-amd64' gcc_stack_protector='yes' strict_user_copy_check='no' ro_kernel_data='yes' restrict_dev_mem_access='yes' restrict_dev_kmem_access='no'>
	<grsecurity config='no' />
	<kernheap config='no' />
</kernel>

Kernel Test in Json

$ checksec.sh --output json --kernel
{ "kernel": { "KernelConfig":"/boot/config-3.11-2-amd64","gcc_stack_protector":"yes","strict_user_copy_check":"no","ro_kernel_data":"yes","restrict_dev_mem_access":"yes","restrict_dev_kmem_access":"no" },{ "grsecurity_config":"no" },{ "kernheap_config":"no" } }

Warning

Due to the original structure of the script the --output argument should be placed first on the command line arguments. Doing differently would require really big changes in the code.