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Binary Analysis Cookbook

You're reading from   Binary Analysis Cookbook Actionable recipes for disassembling and analyzing binaries for security risks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789807608
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Michael Born Michael Born
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Preface 1. Setting Up the Lab 2. 32-bit Assembly on Linux and the ELF Specification FREE CHAPTER 3. 64-bit Assembly on Linux and the ELF Specification 4. Creating a Binary Analysis Methodology 5. Linux Tools for Binary Analysis 6. Analyzing a Simple Bind Shell 7. Analyzing a Simple Reverse Shell 8. Identifying Vulnerabilities 9. Understanding Anti-Analysis Techniques 10. A Simple Reverse Shell With Polymorphism 11. Another Book You May Enjoy

Validating a stack-based buffer overflow

My first passion, though I don't always have the time to partake in these activities, is to find and exploit stack-based buffer overflows. Ever since I learned how to work through this process of identifying a buffer overflow vulnerability, causing a crash, repeating the crash with a specialized payload pattern, identifying the offset, identifying bad characters, and finally writing the exploit, I have enjoyed sharing this knowledge with others.

Granted, there are more advanced versions nowadays that incorporate common defense mechanism bypasses, but still. To me, there are only a handful of things more satisfying than working through a simple buffer overflow. As silly as it sounds, it brings me great joy, especially when I can teach others. Then again, I'm a fan of working through disassembled instructions, IA32, and IA64 on...

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