Help/Support [HELP] Remote debugging iOS apps with debugserver and IDA PRO

[fjfc 0 31]

Hi, I'm trying to debug an iOS app with debugserver and IDA remote gdb debugger with no success, I managed to attach to it using lldb just fine, but when it comes to IDA it does not work, here are the steps I'm taking:

 

I dump the binary using Clutch, open it on IDA,

 

on iOS device run debugserver and attach to the runnig process: debugserver *:1234 --attach=pid

 

on IDA set debugger to remote gdb debugger and set ip and port of my idevice.

 

when I try to attach to the debugserver using IDA it is crashing with error:

 

 

Can any1 help please?

Updated May 30, 2016 by fjfc

[Amuyea 88.4k iPhone 7 Plus 14.3]

You need to use winscp or cyber duck to do the LLDB/GDB instead of IDA

 

Look in tutorial section

[Diversityy 32.4k iPhone 7 Plus 10.2]

You can use WinSCP to transfer binaries, files, etc from your phone to your computer.

 

You should use PuTTy for debugging. The method you are trying to do does not work I think.

[fjfc 0 31]

You need to use winscp or cyber duck to do the LLDB/GDB instead of IDA

 

Look in tutorial section

 

 

You can use WinSCP to transfer binaries, files, etc from your phone to your computer.

 

You should use PuTTy for debugging. The method you are trying to do does not work I think.

 

Are you 2 guys sure? I think this guy in this thread got IDA to work with gdb remote debugging:

 

https://iosgods.com/topic/23352-how-to-config-ida-remote-debugger-to-ios/

[Amuyea 88.4k iPhone 7 Plus 14.3]

Because its same thing. You just need to look at offset in gdb/lldb then search for it in IDA

[Diversityy 32.4k iPhone 7 Plus 10.2]

Are you 2 guys sure? I think this guy in this thread got IDA to work with gdb remote debugging:

 

https://iosgods.com/topic/23352-how-to-config-ida-remote-debugger-to-ios/

Never tried it, so I don't know. always used PuTTy.