HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(L"crash.dmp", GENERIC_READ, ...); HANDLE hDump = NULL; BOOL ok = MiniDumpReadDumpStream(hDump, 0, &StreamType, NULL, &pContext, &pRaw); For cross‑platform analysis, use libkdump (Linux) or pyminidump :
import minidump d = minidump.Minidump("crash.dmp") for module in d.modules: print(hex(module.base_addr), module.name) for thread in d.threads: print(thread.thread_id, hex(thread.stack.start)) Volatility 3 supports minidump as a memory sample: reading minidump files
typedef struct _MINIDUMP_DIRECTORY ULONG32 StreamType; // ThreadList, ModuleList, MemoryList, Exception, etc. RVA LocationRva; ULONG32 LocationSize; MINIDUMP_DIRECTORY; | Stream Type | Content | |-------------|---------| | ThreadListStream | Thread contexts (registers, stack pointers) | | ModuleListStream | Loaded DLLs and EXEs (names, base addresses, sizes) | | MemoryListStream | Raw memory ranges saved (stack, heap, etc.) | | ExceptionStream | Exception record and thread ID that crashed | | SystemInfoStream | OS version, processor architecture | | MiscInfoStream | Process IDs, creation time, command line | 3. Reading a Minidump Programmatically Manual hex analysis is impractical. Use established libraries or tools. 3.1 Using Windows API (DbgHelp) Microsoft provides MiniDumpReadDumpStream and MiniDumpWriteDump . Example to open and iterate streams: HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(L"crash