Pwndbg – Python-based debugger enhancement for GDB and LLDB

Pwndbg is a Python-based debugger enhancement for GDB and LLDB aimed at low-level software developers, reverse engineers, hardware hackers, and exploit developers.

It improves the standard debugger experience with richer context output, annotated disassembly, memory inspection tools, heap analysis, and commands designed for exploit development workflows.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Enhances GDB and LLDB with commands and visual context aimed at reverse engineering and exploit development.
• Displays registers, stack, call frames, disassembly, and dereferenced pointers when the debugger stops.
• Annotates disassembly output and evaluates instruction operands and branch conditions.
• Offers heap inspection for glibc malloc, jemalloc, Linux buddy allocator, and SLUB allocator.
• Includes commands for memory searching, leak finding, virtual memory maps, and recursive pointer dereferencing.
• Provides runtime ROP gadget support together with process state inspection and attach-by-name functionality.
• Supports decompiler integration with IDA, Binary Ninja, Ghidra, and angr-management.
• Includes LLDB support, Go debugging helpers, GDB TUI layouts, and a WinDbg compatibility layer.

Website: github.com/pwndbg/pwndbg
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Developer: pwndbg
License: MIT License

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