Focus
Binary Exploitation focuses on finding and leveraging bugs in compiled binaries to gain unauthorized access or execute arbitrary code. It’s a low-level skill that requires a strong understanding of memory layout, CPU architecture, and how programs interact with the operating system.
Binary Exploitation challenges teach you to:
- Identify and exploit vulnerabilities like buffer overflows, format string bugs, use-after-free, etc.
- Understand how memory is managed in programs (stack, heap, registers)
- Craft custom payloads to hijack program execution (shellcode, ROP chains)
- Use debugging and analysis tools to dissect binary behavior and patch or exploit them