Buffer Overflow Tutorial for Beginners and new CTF players
Buffer Overflow Tutorial for Beginners and new CTF players Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-cyber-security-training-llc/
Buffer Overflow Tutorial for Beginners and new CTF players
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Buffer Overflow Tutorial for Beginners and new CTF players Source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-cyber-security-training-llc/
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If you are new to the world of exploit development and need a solid entry level challenge this week we look at "bof". This is a binary challenge hosted on pwnable[.]kr covering the topic of a Buffer Overflow.
This is what many consider to be their first exploit type written (it was mine), and this particular challenge approaches it in a way you will truly understand how to adapt to situations in which the buffer overflow is not necessarily "vanilla" exploitation.
By the end of this tutorial you should have:
- Learned how to exploit a Buffer Overflow, WITHOUT OVERWRITING THE RETURN ADDRESS!!!
- Learned how to use GDB (raw)
- Learned the basics of hook stops within GDB
- Learned how to approach a CTF challenge with speed or precision (or both depends on what you decide)
- Learned how to find offsets that are small and don't require the use of tooling such as pattern_offset
I wanna thank Center for Cyber Security Training for continuing to help sponsor the channel and their support.
You can find the video here:
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Threat ID: 6a3c61ae4853345fc1f85dcd
Added to database: 06/24/2026, 23:01:02 UTC
Last updated: 06/24/2026, 23:01:02 UTC
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