Hacking Binary Programs and Exploit Analysis

This book provides the reader a dynamic educational experience focused on stack based binary exploits. It provides a guide for educators in developing course syllabi and coursework for students. The goal of this book can further the education of important security topics of binary exploits focused on the execution stack of a program. The book will feature rich text descriptions paired with end-of-chapter exercises and comprehensive live examples with a ready-made Virtual Machine image that can be used directly for instruction. Readers will also develop new skills in how to analyze programs for such vulnerabilities, and how to exploit programs to executie arbitrary code.

Adam J. Aviv is an assistant professor at the United States Naval Academy. He received his Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, and his research area is in mobile device authentication. He has worked and published on varied topics, including applied cryptography, network security, and electronic voting. He is perhaps best known for his analysis of vulnerabilities in graphical password on touch screen devices, so call "smudge attacks."