How to perform SIGTRAP emulation with GDB?

Question

I am trying to analyze a crackme file.

When I open it with gdb, I firstly set its SIGTRAP handler with, e.g., int80.SIGTRAP handler address 0x8011111.

I caught it through catch syscall signal in gdb. And, there are some traps in the application, some int3 interactions.

0x80abcde - int3

My gdbinit file is set like this:

b * 0x80abcde
commands 1
call (void)0x8011111(5)
continue
end

Is this okay for emulation or do I need to still push the calling address on the stack ?

Answer 1

You could use the handle command instead, to pass the signal to the application. Maybe with something like:

handle SIGTRAP nostop print pass

GDB will:

• Not stop on SIGTRAP
• Pass it to the application
• Tell you when it get a SIGTRAP