Error parsing RAW file for execute shellcode

[Ne0nd0g]

Prerequisite

• I have read the README
• I have search the opened & closed issues
• I have search the WIKI and its FAQ page

Environment Data

• Merlin Version: v.0.7.0.BETA
• Merlin Build: 1b0ce52d71da62da21cc8f90b97191308e6fe7a9
• Go Version: N/A
• GOPATH Environment Variable: N/A
• GOROOT Environment Variable: N/A
• Operating System: Ubuntu

Expected Behavior

Expected the shellcodeInjection or execute-shellcode module to parse a RAW file containing shellcode bytes.

Actual Behavior

Merlin[module][shellcodeInjection]» run
[!]there was an error parsing the shellcode file:
encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+0050 'P'

Merlin[agent][fabebecf-73b2-4463-9758-0d9e2ed0ab99]» execute-shellcode self /home/Desktop/Joe/calc.bin
[!]there was an error parsing the shellcode:
encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+002F '/'

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run either the execute-shellcode function or shellcodeInjection module pointing to a valid file

Misc Information

These are two different errors. The shellcodeInjection error is because the module tries to parse the RAW file as hex instead of raw bytes. The execute-shellcode error is because it is trying to parse the string as hex instead of checking to see if the input is a file first.

[Ne0nd0g]

I have fixed this issue on a local branch and will push it to the dev branch. The issue was recorded here for documentation's sake.