Software Exploitation

Catalog description

This course examines techniques for exploiting vulnerable software. Topics include binary reverse engineering, source code analysis, intrusion, and exploitation. The course also discusses matters of reconnaissance, privilege escalation, lateral movement, obfuscation, and exfiltration. Students are expected to write low-level exploits using modern tools and deploy them against vulnerable services in a laboratory environment. Prerequisite: CS 270 , CS 340 . Offered Fall.