EMBA v1.2.3 - R.I.P. Binwalk

[m-1-k-3]

Binwalk, it was a long and great time with you. Now, you are a bit old and rusty and we had some issues in the past. Looks like we need to change our relationship a little bit ...

The binwalk extractor is already unmaintained for a quite long time period. In this time, we jumped in with multiple extractor modules within EMBA to keep the great extraction up. In the last year we have looked quite interested at the development process of Unblob.
We already integrated Unblob as an evaluation module a while ago. Currently it is integrated as the second extraction framework beside binwalk to jump in if our main binwalk/EMBA approach failed.

Now it is time to change the game and to make Unblob to our main extractor and use binwalk only in the rare case Unblob failed.

Another very cool highlight is the acceptance of EMBA in the embedded research environment. Nate released a great article around analysing IoT devices here

Beside your ongoing support with feedback, testing, working on issues and spreading EMBA you can now become a sponsor.

Check it out here and start being an essential part of the future of EMBA

What's Changed

• L25 improvements / multiple little fixes by @m-1-k-3 in L25 improvements / multiple little fixes #535
• L10 module improvements by @m-1-k-3 in L10 module improvements #543
• New version strings (Flex and NBTscan) by @HoxhaEndri in New version strings (Flex and NBTscan) #549
• L10 improvement round x by @m-1-k-3 in L10 improvement round x #550
• links in templates by @m-1-k-3 in links in templates #555
• Freetz extraction module deprecated by @m-1-k-3 in Freetz extraction module deprecated #554
• fix for CVS export S12 #551 by @m-1-k-3 in fix for #551 #553
• Testing workflows by @BenediktMKuehne in Testing workflows #541
• Improve web crawler (L25) by @m-1-k-3 in Improve web crawler (L25) #557
• Updated installer.sh for "ubuntu debian" /etc/os-release and new version string by @HoxhaEndri in Updated installer.sh for "ubuntu debian" /etc/os-release and new version string #552
• SNMP module improvements by @m-1-k-3 in SNMP module improvements #565
• Remove warning apt-key is deprecated by @HoxhaEndri in Remove warning apt-key is deprecated #564
• update entropy output by @BenediktMKuehne in update entropy output #566
• Ignore files containing the following paths: /dev/ /proc/ /sys/ by @HoxhaEndri in Ignore files containing the following paths: */dev/* */proc/* */sys/* #569
• Fix arch detection in f50 by @m-1-k-3 in Fix arch detection in f50 #567
• Install fixes by @m-1-k-3 in Install fixes #570
• fix l10 error case by @m-1-k-3 in fix l10 error case #571
• Improved default profile handling / running modules script by @m-1-k-3 in Improved default profile handling / running modules script #572
• Fail fetch aspnetcore-targeting-pack when cleaning up by @m-1-k-3 in Fail fetch aspnetcore-targeting-pack when cleaning up #579
• Metasploit database update by @github-actions in Metasploit database update #581
• CISA known exploited database update by @github-actions in CISA known exploited database update #582
• Packetstorm database update by @github-actions in Packetstorm database update #585
• Snyk database update by @github-actions in Snyk database update #584
• Trickest PoC database update by @github-actions in Trickest PoC database update #583
• fix actions, fix l10 lnk fixer by @m-1-k-3 in fix actions, fix l10 lnk fixer #580
• remove unneeded resource by @BenediktMKuehne in remove unneeded resource #586
• Revert "remove unneeded resource" by @m-1-k-3 in Revert "remove unneeded resource" #587
• SBOM generation fix for non vuln components by @m-1-k-3 in SBOM generation fix for non vuln components #589
• Avoiding /proc and /sys paths (-xdev) in symlink script and check for missing symlinks in s115 by @HoxhaEndri in Avoiding /proc and /sys paths (-xdev) in symlink script and check for missing symlinks in s115 #590
• Packetstorm database update by @github-actions in Packetstorm database update #597
• Snyk database update by @github-actions in Snyk database update #596
• CISA known exploited database update by @github-actions in CISA known exploited database update #594
• Metasploit database update by @github-actions in Metasploit database update #593
• Lua script analysis support, UPnP live module, improvements by @m-1-k-3 in Lua script analysis support, UPnP live module, improvements #591
• R.I.P. binwalk by @m-1-k-3 in R.I.P. binwalk #598
• ignore named pipe by @HoxhaEndri in ignore named pipe #601
• Packetstorm database update by @github-actions in Packetstorm database update #607
• Snyk database update by @github-actions in Snyk database update #606
• Metasploit database update by @github-actions in Metasploit database update #604
• apk extraction fix by @m-1-k-3 in apk extraction fix #603
• R2 decompiler integration by @m-1-k-3 in R2 decompiler integration #608
• url update for sasquatch deb by @m-1-k-3 in url update for sasquatch deb #609
• update ubuntu libssl source by @BenediktMKuehne in update ubuntu libssl source #610
• Small cleanup fixes by @m-1-k-3 in Small cleanup fixes #611
• Packetstorm database update by @github-actions in Packetstorm database update #616
• Snyk database update by @github-actions in Snyk database update #615
• CISA known exploited database update by @github-actions in CISA known exploited database update #614
• Metasploit database update by @github-actions in Metasploit database update #613
• Hnap detection support for system emulator by @m-1-k-3 in Hnap detection support for system emulator #612
• Version 1.2.3 by @m-1-k-3 in Version 1.2.3 #621

New Contributors

• @HoxhaEndri made their first contribution in New version strings (Flex and NBTscan) #549

Full Changelog: 1.2.2-bluehat...1.2.3-RIP-binwalk

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