Exploit Development

Advanced Exploitation: How to Find & Write a Buffer Overflow Exploit for a Network Service

Exploit Development: How to Defeat a Non-Executable Stack with ret2libc

Exploit Development: How to Write Specific Values to Memory with Format String Exploitation

Exploit Development: How to Read & Write to a Program's Memory Using a Format String Vulnerability

Exploit Development: How to Manipulate Code Execution with the Instruction Pointer

Exploit Development: How to Learn Binary Exploitation with Protostar

Being able to write your own hacking tools is what separates the script kiddies from the legendary hackers. While this can take many forms, one of the most coveted skills in hacking is the ability to dig through the binary files of a program and identify vulnerabilities at the lowest level. This is referred to as binary exploitation, and today we're going to check out a tool known as Protostar.