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Exploit writing tutorial part 9 : Introduction to Win32 shellcoding

Over the last couple of months, I have written a set of tutorials about building exploits that target the Windows stack. One of the primary goals of anyone writing an exploit is to modify the normal execution flow of Read more

corelanc0d3r featured on Offensive Security Blog

A few moments ago I published a detailed write-up, explaining the steps I took to build a 0day exploit for a zip file handling bug in QuickZip, on the Offensive Security blog.

You can read the article here :

http://www.offensive-security.com/blog/vulndev/quickzip-stack-bof-0day-a-box-of-chocolates/

QuickZip exploit article part 2 released on OffSec Blog

Hi all.

I just wanted to drop a quick note that I have released part 2 of the QuickZip 0day vulnerability exploit on the Offensive Security Blog just a few moments ago.

You can find the article here.

Have fun & cheers !

Ken Ward Zipper exploit write-up on abysssec.com

Hi all,

I just wanted to drop a few lines to let you know that, earlier today, my exploit write-up article about this vulnerability was published on www.abysssec.com.

You can find the article here : http://www.abysssec.com/blog/2010/03/ken-ward-zipper-stack-bof-0day-a-not-so-typical-seh-exploit/

Enjoy !

QuickZip Stack BOF 0day: a box of chocolates

Over the last couple of weeks, ever since I published 2 articles on the Offensive Blog, I have received many requests from people asking me if they could get a copy of those articles in pdf format. My blog Read more

Exploiting Ken Ward Zipper : Taking advantage of payload conversion

In the article I wrote on the abysssec.com website, I explained the steps and techniques needed to build a working exploit for Ken Ward's zipper.

One of the main difficulties I had to overcome when building the exploit, was Read more

Exploit writing tutorial part 10 : Chaining DEP with ROP - the Rubik's[TM] Cube

About 3 months after finishing my previous exploit writing related tutorial, I finally found some time and fresh energy to start writing a new article. In the previous tutorials, I have explained the basics of stack based overflows and how they can lead to arbitrary code execution. I discussed direct RET overflows, SEH based exploits, Unicode and other character restrictions, the use of debugger plugins to speed up exploit development, how to bypass common memory protection mechanisms and how to write your own shellcode. While the first tutorials were really written to learn the basics about exploit development, starting from scratch (targeting people without any knowledge about exploit development) you have most likely discovered that the more recent tutorials continue to build on those basics and require solid knowledge of asm, creative thinking, and some experience with exploit writing in general. Today's tutorial is no different. I will continue to build upon everything we have seen and learned in the previous tutorials. Today I will talk about ROP and how it can be used to bypass DEP (and ASLR)... Read more

Exploit notes - win32 eggs-to-omelet

In article 8 of my exploit writing series, I have introduced the concept of egg hunters, and explained what an omelet hunter is and how it works.

Today, I want to share with you my own eggs-to-omelet implementation, explain Read more

Hack Notes : ROP retn+offset and impact on stack setup

Yesterday, sickn3ss (one of the frequent visitors of the #corelan channel on freenode IRC) posted a really interesting question.

The question

While testing ROP gadgets, as part of the process of building a DEP bypass exploit for WM Downloader, Read more

Hack Notes : Ropping eggs for breakfast

Introduction

I think we all agree that bypassing DEP (and ASLR) is no longer a luxury today. As operating systems (such as Windows 7) continue to gain popularity, exploit developers are forced to deal with increasingly more memory protection Read more

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The question

Introduction