Format String Vulnerabilities Course

This course introduces format string vulnerabilities, their exploitation and possible mitigations.

32 minutes

Course description

Print statements are a deceptively simple aspect of programming. By exploiting format string vulnerabilities, an attacker can read from or write to arbitrary memory within a program. This course describes how to identify format string vulnerabilities and how to write code that is not vulnerable to attack.

Syllabus

Format String Demo

Video - 00:06:00
This video demonstrates exploitation of a format string vulnerability.
Format String Mitigations

Video - 00:03:00
This video describes mitigations for format string vulnerabilities.
Format String Vulnerability Case Study

Video - 00:05:00
This video describes a case study of an application containing a format string vulnerability.
Exploiting Format String Vulnerabilities

Video - 00:06:00
This video describes how format string vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker.
Format String Vulnerabilities

Video - 00:05:00
This video describes how format string vulnerabilities can make an application vulnerable to attack.
Introduction to Printing

Video - 00:07:00
This video covers the fundamentals of printing and format strings.
Introduction to Format String Vulnerabilities

Video - 00:02:00
This video provides an introduction to the format string vulnerabilities course.

Meet the author

Howard Poston

Howard Poston is a copywriter, author, and course developer with experience in cybersecurity and blockchain security, cryptography, and malware analysis. He has an MS in Cyber Operations, a decade of experience in cybersecurity, and over five years of experience as a freelance consultant providing training and content creation for cyber and blockchain security. He is also the creator of over a dozen cybersecurity courses, has authored two books, and has spoken at numerous cybersecurity conferences. He can be reached by email at howard@howardposton.com or via his website at https://www.howardposton.com.
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