learning buffer overflows

[Robert.Clark at cern.ch (Robert Clark)]

/dev/null wrote:
> Hi,
>
> first off, sorry for being offtopic and unpolite. I know this is not the right 
> list for questions like mine, but anyway... people here are nice and they have 
> knowledge so maybe someone will help...
>
> I'm trying to learn buffer overflows and have already conqured some basic 
> knowledge. But when it comes to the "real thing" BOFs could be real PITA. 
> Recently I came across buffer overflow in  Multicast Information (mrinfo.exe) 
> in Windows XP SP2. I didn't find this issue myself of course. This is an old 
> and well known bug.
>
> To cut a long and boring story short. Here's the link with (wanna be) perl 
> exploit: 
>
> http://localhostr.com/files/0dd54859f6734930a94b.zip
>
> If anyone is willing to help - more informations and questions are included in 
> perl script.
>
> Thank you very much.
> /ex. 
>
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Nothing beats practice!

I suggest you find some good wargames servers to tinker with, that way
the difficulty tends to increase with your ability. Its a nice way to
practice imho.

Cheers
-Rob

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