Environment
- Ropper version: Installed via pip in conda environment
- Python version: 3.12
- OS: WSL2 (Linux)
- Target binary: redis-server (x86_64)
Reproduction Steps
- Have a valid x86_64 ELF binary (
redis-server in this case)
- Run semantic search command:
ropper --file ./redis-server --semantic "mov rbx, rax"
- Observe crash during gadget analysis phase
Expected Behavior
Ropper should either:
- Return all gadgets that match the semantic "move value from rax to rbx"
- Or display a user-friendly error message explaining the correct constraint syntax
Actual Behavior
Ropper crashes with an unhandled exception, no user-friendly error message is provided.
Full Error Log
[INFO] Load gadgets from cache
[LOAD] loading... 100%
[LOAD] removing double gadgets... 100%
[LOAD] analyse gadgets... 100%
[INFO] Searching for gadgets: mov rbx, rax
[ERROR] Please report this error on https://github.com/sashs/ropper
[ERROR] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/user/miniconda3/envs/pwn_env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ropper/console.py", line 62, in cmd
func(self, text)
File "/home/user/miniconda3/envs/pwn_env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ropper/console.py", line 1099, in do_semantic
for fc, gadget in self.__rs.semanticSearch(constraints, stableRegs=stableRegs):
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/user/miniconda3/envs/pwn_env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ropper/service.py", line 733, in semanticSearch
for gadget in s.semanticSearch(fc.gadgets, search, self.options.inst_count, stableRegs):
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/user/miniconda3/envs/pwn_env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ropper/search.py", line 139, in semanticSearch
constraint_values = cc.getSymbols(constraints)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/user/miniconda3/envs/pwn_env/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ropper/z3helper.py", line 60, in getSymbols
raise Exception('Invalid syntax: %s' % constraint)
Exception: Invalid syntax: rax
Additional Context
This error occurred during exploit development for CVE-2025-49844, when trying to find suitable ROP gadgets. The semantic search syntax "mov rbx, rax" appears to be valid according to common usage patterns, but the parser fails to handle it correctly.
Environment
Reproduction Steps
redis-serverin this case)ropper --file ./redis-server --semantic "mov rbx, rax"Expected Behavior
Ropper should either:
Actual Behavior
Ropper crashes with an unhandled exception, no user-friendly error message is provided.
Full Error Log
Additional Context
This error occurred during exploit development for CVE-2025-49844, when trying to find suitable ROP gadgets. The semantic search syntax "mov rbx, rax" appears to be valid according to common usage patterns, but the parser fails to handle it correctly.