shellcode
Shellcode refers to a small piece of malicious code written to exploit vulnerabilities in a computer system, especially within software applications. It is typically used to hijack the execution control of a compromised system and facilitate unauthorized actions or gain administrative privileges.
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Related Concepts (17)
- assembly language
- binary exploitation
- buffer overflow
- buffer overflows
- computer forensics
- cybersecurity
- exploiting software vulnerabilities
- exploits
- heap spray
- malware
- remote code execution
- return to libc technique
- return-oriented programming
- return-to-libc attacks
- reverse engineering
- stack smashing
- vulnerability analysis
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- kernel shellcode
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- shellcode analysis
- shellcode crafting
- shellcode detection
- shellcode development
- shellcode execution
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- shellcode obfuscation
- shellcode payload generation
- shellcode payloads
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