Figure 3: MYSEH.CPP
//==================================================
// MYSEH - Matt Pietrek 1997
// Microsoft Systems Journal, January 1997
// FILE: MYSEH.CPP
// To compile: CL MYSEH.CPP
//==================================================
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
DWORD scratch;
EXCEPTION_DISPOSITION
__cdecl
_except_handler(
struct _EXCEPTION_RECORD *ExceptionRecord,
void * EstablisherFrame,
struct _CONTEXT *ContextRecord,
void * DispatcherContext )
{
unsigned i;
// Indicate that we made it to our exception handler
printf( "Hello from an exception handler\n" );
// Change EAX in the context record so that it points to someplace
// where we can successfully write
ContextRecord->Eax = (DWORD)&scratch;
// Tell the OS to restart the faulting instruction
return ExceptionContinueExecution;
}
int main()
{
DWORD handler = (DWORD)_except_handler;
__asm
{ // Build EXCEPTION_REGISTRATION record:
push handler // Address of handler function
push FS:[0] // Address of previous handler
mov FS:[0],ESP // Install new EXECEPTION_REGISTRATION
}
__asm
{
mov eax,0 // Zero out EAX
mov [eax], 1 // Write to EAX to deliberately cause a fault
}
printf( "After writing!\n" );
__asm
{ // Remove our EXECEPTION_REGISTRATION record
mov eax,[ESP] // Get pointer to previous record
mov FS:[0], EAX // Install previous record
add esp, 8 // Clean our EXECEPTION_REGISTRATION off stack
}
return 0;
}