Exploit Development
Understanding vulnerabilities at the binary level
The Journey
10+ Years of Experience
Exploit development became my passion in 2014 after discovering a buffer overflow in a custom application. The challenge of turning a crash into code execution fascinated me.
I spent years learning assembly, reverse engineering, and debugging. Tools like GDB, IDA Pro, and Ghidra became my daily companions as I analyzed vulnerable binaries.
By 2017, I had developed my first zero-day exploit for a popular application, which was responsibly disclosed and patched. This experience taught me the importance of ethical disclosure.
Today, I develop exploits not just to break systems, but to understand them deeply. Every exploit teaches me how to build more secure software and helps organizations patch vulnerabilities before attackers find them.
Experience Timeline
First buffer overflow discovery
Mastered reverse engineering
First zero-day exploit developed
Advanced ROP chain development
Kernel-level exploit research
50+ exploits developed
Exploit Development Process
Vulnerability Discovery
Identify potential vulnerabilities through fuzzing, code review, or static analysis of binaries and source code.
Crash Analysis
Analyze crash dumps and debugger output to understand the vulnerability type and control over execution flow.
Exploitability Assessment
Determine if the vulnerability can be exploited, what protections exist (ASLR, DEP, Stack Canaries), and how to bypass them.
Payload Development
Develop shellcode or ROP chains to achieve code execution, considering memory layout and available gadgets.
Exploit Refinement
Test and refine the exploit for reliability, add error handling, and ensure it works across different versions and configurations.
Tools & Technologies
Debugging
Reverse Engineering
Fuzzing
Exploitation
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