Issue with apktool.

[Codexitb]

I have the latest version of apktool, and while installing' I made sure I avoided the dirty version, and still yet, it's unable to build apk...
Apktool unable to build apk.
Please, how can I get this resolved, is there a solution yet?

[iBotPeaches]

I don't recognize that error message and I don't see enough details to even know what you are trying to resolve.

Going to close this.

[Codexitb]

I even tried using jkd-8 as my alternative, I don't think it as anything to do with that but the apktool' nothing worked out.

[iBotPeaches]

I'm afraid without sound too harsh that if you are having troubles running a jar file - this might not be the tool to use. You can see here that we built/tested/ran apktool on JDK 8, 11, 17, 18 and 19 on Ubuntu, Mac and Windows - https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/actions/runs/4850906003

So I'm quite confident that it works

[Codexitb]

Results

Using APK template: /home/kali/BattleTanksbeta.apk
[-] No platform was selected, choosing Msf::Module::Platform::Android from the payload
[-] No arch selected, selecting arch: dalvik from the payload
[] Creating signing key and keystore..
[] Decompiling original APK..
[] Decompiling payload APK..
[] Locating hook point..
[] Adding payload as package com.fungames.battletanksbeta.ieeet
[] Loading /tmp/d20230504-16703-sad0lg/original/smali_classes5/com/tfg/libs/billing/unity/BillingActivity.smali and injecting payload..
[] Poisoning the manifest with meterpreter permissions..
[] Adding
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[] Rebuilding apk with meterpreter injection as /tmp/d20230504-16703-sad0lg/output.apk
[-] I: Using Apktool 2.7.0
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
Exception in thread "main" org.jf.util.ExceptionWithContext: Exception occurred while writing code_item for method Landroidx/collection/LongSparseArray;->clone()Landroidx/collection/LongSparseArray;
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeDebugAndCodeItems(DexWriter.java:1058)
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeTo(DexWriter.java:354)
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeTo(DexWriter.java:309)
at brut.androlib.src.SmaliBuilder.build(SmaliBuilder.java:58)
at brut.androlib.src.SmaliBuilder.build(SmaliBuilder.java:37)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildSourcesSmali(Androlib.java:437)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildSources(Androlib.java:368)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:320)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:287)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:263)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:82)
Caused by: org.jf.util.ExceptionWithContext: Error while writing instruction at code offset 0x12
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeCodeItem(DexWriter.java:1331)
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeDebugAndCodeItems(DexWriter.java:1054)
... 10 more
Caused by: org.jf.util.ExceptionWithContext: Unsigned short value out of range: 65562
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexDataWriter.writeUshort(DexDataWriter.java:116)
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.InstructionWriter.write(InstructionWriter.java:356)
at org.jf.dexlib2.writer.DexWriter.writeCodeItem(DexWriter.java:1291)
... 11 more

Error: apktool execution failed

[iBotPeaches]

That stacktrace explains the story.

Caused by: org.jf.util.ExceptionWithContext: Unsigned short value out of range: 65562

The automatic insertion of methods that you got msfvenom exceeded the maximum methods allowed in a dex, which is the unsigned short limit, so that explains the crash.

[Codexitb]

Okay, Please, what remedy should I apply to have this resolved?

[Codexitb]

Does this have to do with the apk, its recreation and argument applied, because I had don many other trials on diff apk's... Or how do I expand or stay within limits?