Introduction to Reversing and Pwning

Dive into the world of reverse engineering and exploitation with this 24-minute conference talk from BSidesLV 2017. Explore key concepts in low-level programming, memory manipulation, and common vulnerabilities such as out-of-bounds errors and format string bugs. Learn about essential tools for reverse engineering and gain insights into direct parameter access and malloc techniques. Discover helpful resources to continue your journey in reversing and pwning, and engage with practical demonstrations and thought-provoking questions throughout the presentation.

Introduction
Canoe Adducts
Motivation
Questions
Demo
Question
Low Level Programming
Memory
Fget
What we learned
Outofbounds
Formatstring bugs
Direct parameter access
Wild puppies
Malloc
Tools
IDCheckSuck
What Now
Helpful Resources