Understanding Common Security Exploits
- Leaders:
- Sam Hartman, Tom Yu
- Email:
- sipb-iap-expoits at mit dot edu
- Description:
- Many software authors view security without understanding why
certain problems are exploitable. We will explore common security flaws
including buffer overflows, integer overflows and format string
problems. We will describe how attackers exploit these problems and
discuss how to discover vulnerabilities given traces of successful
exploits. Students will be given code-writing exercises to help them
better understand the operation of these exploits.
- Class Schedule:
- 6-8
Jan. 22, 29
- Location:
- 4-237
- Suggested Background or Preparation:
- Familiarity with C, assembly and calling conventions.
Class materials
Resources
Places to go from here:
Email: sipb-iap-sucker@mit.edu
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