Assignment: First of all, this assignment needs an expert in programing and computer security.
Similar to the way buffer overflow is explained here: Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit by Aleph One.
Analyze and explain the attack process in details "technical details" includingwhere is the bug in the code, why it is a bug, how it can be used to perform an attack, the full general idea of how such attack actually works with giving examples, how to patch the code, what would happen in the memory. etc. Please follow the explanation of the article in the link.
Must use graphs "your own graphs" to show how such attacks do work and the way to debug it.
Do not copy and paste the full code, you need to give full explanation of each part of the code with highlighting. Also, I do not want a general explanation. You need to give deep analysis.
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