Vulnerability Development: Re: Cracking Tutorial - LinuxWorld

[The Jabberwock <jabberwock () tenebrous com>]

It doesn't get more straight forward than the notorious phrack article 
"Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit" by aleph1; and for most 
beginners this is a solid 3 hour tutorial. This of coarse is dedicated 
specifically to buffer overflows. Were you looking for a specific 
technique or perhaps many techniques covered individually?
The Jabberwock

John Mark Walker wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking for a good 3-hour tutorial teaching how to break 
> commonly-used security methods, install rootkits, etc. LinuxWorld San 
> Francisco is on August 14, and I really want a good tutorial on this. 
> My impression is that a lot of administrators are complacent thinking 
> that open source software is inherently more security, and I want to 
> take this opportunity to instill in people's heads the virtues of good 
> methodology, not necessarily tools. Is anyone interested? If so, 
> contact me off-list and let me know where you've led similar tutorials.
> Thanks,