Introduction
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities remain one of the most critical security issues in software development. This lab provides hands-on experience with exploiting stack-based buffer overflows in a controlled Windows environment.
Lab Objectives
- Understand the anatomy of a buffer overflow
- Learn to control program execution flow
- Develop and inject shellcode
- Bypass basic security mechanisms
- Practice with debugging tools
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of assembly language
- Familiarity with Windows debugging tools
- Knowledge of C programming
- Understanding of stack operations
Lab Environment
This lab uses a custom vulnerable Windows application running on Windows 10 with ASLR and DEP disabled for educational purposes.
What You’ll Learn
By completing this lab, you will gain practical experience in:
- Stack analysis and overflow identification
- EIP control and return address manipulation
- Shellcode development and encoding
- Exploit development methodology
- Windows-specific exploitation techniques