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Buffer Overflow Attacks: A Deep Dive for Exploit Developers
RootRecon TeamDecember 5, 2024 12 min read
What is a Buffer Overflow?
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer than it can hold...
Stack vs Heap Overflows
Stack overflows target return addresses; heap overflows corrupt allocator metadata...
Writing Shellcode
Shellcode must be position-independent and avoid bad characters...
Modern Mitigations
ASLR, NX/DEP, and stack canaries make exploitation harder but not impossible...