# 0vercl0k/rp

rp++ is a fast C++ ROP gadget finder for PE/ELF/Mach-O x86/x64/ARM/ARM64 binaries.

Repository: https://github.com/0vercl0k/rp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rp
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rop, return-oriented-programming, gadget, binary-exploitation, rop-gadgets, rop-chain, exploit-development, exploitation-framework
Last push: 2025-09-14T22:06:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 44/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 42, release rhythm 15, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5302, "days_push": 353, "days_rel": 353, "gap_med": 203, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2180, forks 272 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.232998+00:00)

## What it is
rp++ is a fast C++ command-line tool that finds ROP (Return-Oriented Programming) gadgets in PE, ELF, and Mach-O binaries for x86, x64, ARM, and ARM64 architectures. It also searches binaries for pointers to specific integer values or strings, which is useful when building ROP chains.

## Use cases
- find ROP gadgets in a PE or ELF binary
- build a ROP chain for exploit development
- search a binary for pointers to a specific integer value
- find pointers to strings inside an executable
- analyze raw code dumps for gadgets
- enumerate gadgets in Mach-O binaries on macOS

## When to choose
- you are developing binary exploits and need ROP gadgets quickly across PE/ELF/Mach-O formats
- you need multi-architecture support including x86, x64, ARM, and ARM64
- you want a fast, standalone CLI tool without heavy dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need a full exploitation framework with payload generation and delivery
- you want a GUI-based reverse engineering workflow
- you need dynamic analysis or debugging rather than static gadget discovery

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, security, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: rop, binary-exploitation, gadget-finder, exploit-development, pe, elf, mach-o, x86, arm, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- 0vercl0k/rp (main) score 44

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.232998+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:48:42.281659+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0vercl0k/rp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.232998+00:00, sha 6c3f3a7dcb11)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.