Having explained how GCC options like -fstack-protector works in my preceding article , it's time to...
Having explained how GCC options like -fstack-protector works in my preceding article , it's time to explain how to set the stack non executable and what does that mean.
To illustrate this, I will use the following program :
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
When we write a C program, we work with high-level concepts like functions, variables, and loops....
1. Introduction and Problem Statement A good way to learn what a compiler really does when...
It’s well known that the difference in executable size between a compiled binary and one hand-written in optimized assembler will…
My notes on GNU C Compiler (GCC) Flags Basic Flags -c It tells GCC to compile...
A breakdown of stack memory layout, how overflow exploits overwrite return addresses, and the protections that try to stop them.
Did you ever think about how your CPU executes the code that you wrote?
