Unwinding the Stack for Fun and Profit
Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only! Grab it Dive into a 36-minute Black Hat conference talk exploring the resurrection of stack-based buffer overflow exploits in modern software. Learn how exception handling mechanisms can be manipulated to bypass stack protection measures like cookies. Discover techniques for control flow hijacking, manipulating local variables, and abusing the chop. Follow along with a comprehensive demonstration and recap of these advanced exploitation methods, breathing new life into previously thwarted attack vectors. Gain insights from security experts Victor Duta, Fabian Freyer, Cristiano Giuffrida, Marius Muench, and Fabio Pagani as they challenge conventional wisdom about software vulnerability mitigation.