Category "buffer-overflow"

Trying to run a buffer-overflow with Python/pwntools

I work on a online program in which I should do a buffer Overflow. When I run the program, I have to complete a sum of two numbers generated randomly) : >>

Strange warning when calling sprintf with .* width specifier

For the following code: https://godbolt.org/z/WcGf9hEs3 #include <stdio.h> int main() { char temp_buffer[8]; double val = 25.3; sprint

addressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address

I am at the very beginning of learning C. I am trying to write a function to open a file, read a BUFFER_SIZE, store the content in an array, then track the cha

When I call the C system() function, is the location of the new program's main() stack frame similar to the original program's main() stack frame?

I'm wondering if when I call the C system() function, the location of the new program's main() stack frame is similar to the original program's main() stack fra

Binary Exploitation - ASLR

This is more so just a general question about how ASLR actually prevents Buffer Overflow. The statement I keep seeing is that it randomises the address space of

Is the sscanf function in the Linux kernel susceptible to buffer overflow attacks?

From what I understand, a typical buffer overflow attack occurs when an attack overflows a buffer of memory on the stack, thus allowing the attacker to inject m

unknown pseudo-op: `.globl_start'

I have some assembly code written for 32-bit machines but I need to run that on x86-64 bit architecture. Please suggest ways to achieve this. I'm compiling usi

hex code implementation for spawning a shell

I am trying to implement the codes given in smashing the stack for fun and profit by Aleph to learn the basics of buffer overflow attacks. Machine architecture:

hex code implementation for spawning a shell

I am trying to implement the codes given in smashing the stack for fun and profit by Aleph to learn the basics of buffer overflow attacks. Machine architecture:

hex code implementation for spawning a shell

I am trying to implement the codes given in smashing the stack for fun and profit by Aleph to learn the basics of buffer overflow attacks. Machine architecture: