Monthly Archives: August 2012

IO Level 10 – All Your Base Are Belong To Us

Posted on August 12, 2012 by s9ghost

Today we’re going to be taking a look at level 10 of the Smash The Stack wargame, IO.  As usual, the password at the end will be stripped out and replaced with Y’s.  To follow a long, go a head … Continue reading →

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Format String Vulnerabilities

Posted on August 3, 2012 by s9ghost

In many programming languages, the preferred way to deal with printing strings is through the use of format strings.  Format strings allow for the parsing of strings containing an arbitrary number of mixed data type parameters.  However, due to implementation … Continue reading →

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IO Level 8 – Buffer/Heap Overflow in C++

Posted on August 1, 2012 by s9ghost

Today we’re going to be looking at level 8 of the IO wargame, hosted on the Smash The Stack Network.  As always, the password at the end of the level will be stripped and replaced with Y’s.  So without further adieu, … Continue reading →

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