ttddbg - Time Travel Debugging IDA plugin

June 1, 2022 ยท View on GitHub

This plugin adds a new debugger to IDA which supports loading Time Travel Debugging traces generated using WinDBG Preview.

ttddbg main window

This plugin supports both x86 and x64 traces, and by extension IDA and IDA64.

Installation

Installing the plugin can be done using the installer from the releases page. The installer will automatically install the required dependencies, provided you have a copy of WinDBG Preview installed.

Usage

Once installed, you can use the plugin by selecting the ttddbg debugger in the IDA interface, and specifying your *.run file as the "Application". For help on generating a .run file, see HOWTO_TIME_TRAVEL.md.

ttddbg debugger

ttdbg debugger setup

IconAction
backward_iconGo to previous breakpoint
single_step_iconSingle step backward (RIP - one instruction)
timeline_iconManage the timeline of interesting events (Threads Created/Terminated, Module Loaded/Unloaded, Exceptions, Custom)

Building the project

Prerequisites:

  • A copy of the IDA SDK (available from the download center using your IDA Pro credentials)
  • A copy of TTDReplay.dll (usually in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\[WinDBG folder]\amd64\ttd\)
  • A copy of TTDReplayCPU.dll (usually in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\[WinDBG folder]\amd64\ttd\)

And let CMAKE do its magic!

$ git clone git@github.com:airbus-cert/ttddbg.git --recursive
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..\ttddbg -DIDA_SDK_SOURCE_DIR=[PATH_TO_IDA_SDK_ROOT_FOLDER] -DCPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY="IDA Pro 7.7"
$ cmake --build . --target package --config release

Developer corner

To create a dev solution:

$ git clone git@github.com:airbus-cert/ttddbg.git --recursive
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..\ttddbg -DIDA_SDK_SOURCE_DIR=[PATH_TO_IDA_SDK_ROOT_FOLDER] -DBUILD_TESTS=ON

Credits and references

Greetz to commial for his work on ttd-bindings!