How To Install bfbtester on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bfbtester on Kali Linux.

What is bfbtester

bfbtester is:

BFBTester is great for doing quick, proactive, security checks of binary programs. BFBTester will perform checks of single and multiple argument command line overflows as well as environment variable overflows. BFBTester can also watch for tempfile creation activity to alert the user of any programs using unsafe tempfile names. While BFBTester can not test all overflows in software, it is useful for detecting initial mistakes that can red flag dangerous software.

There are three methods to install bfbtester on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bfbtester Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bfbtester using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bfbtester

Install bfbtester Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bfbtester using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bfbtester

Install bfbtester Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bfbtester using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bfbtester

How To Uninstall bfbtester on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bfbtester package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bfbtester

Uninstall bfbtester And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bfbtester and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bfbtester

Remove bfbtester Configurations and Data

To remove bfbtester configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bfbtester

Remove bfbtester configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bfbtester configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bfbtester

Dependencies

bfbtester have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• bfbtester website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bfbtester package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.