Buffer Overflows

Prompts and answers

• Where is dynamically allocated memory stored?
  heap
• Where is information about functions(e.g. local arguments) stored?
  stack
• what direction does the stack grown(l for lower/h for higher)
  l
• what instruction is used to add data onto the stack?
  push
• What register stores the return address?
  rax
• What is the minimum number of characters needed to overwrite the variable?
  15
• Use the above method to open a shell and read the contents of the secret.txt file.
  omgyoudidthissocool!!
• Use the same method to read the contents of the secret file!
  wowanothertime!!