ScheduleΒΆ

The schedule will change as the course progresses, in part based on student interests. If you are particularly interested in some topic not covered here, send mail to the course staff (mailto:staff). Please visit our scoreboard at the submission web site and importantly, ask any questions (and things to discuss) with colleagues and staffs via Ed Discussion.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
May 16
First day of class (No class)
May 17
May 18
May 19
May 20
LEC: Warm-up: x86, Tools [slides]
TUT: Tut01: GDB/x86 [video]
Preparation: Read asm
Assigned: Lab01: Bomb Lab1
May 23
REC: Lab 01
May 24
REC: Lab 01
May 25
REC: Lab 01
May 26
DUE: Lab 01
May 27
LEC: Warm-up: x86_64, Shellcode, Tools [slides]
TUT: Tut02: Pwndbg, Ghidra, Shellcode [video1], [video2], [video3]
Preparation: Read x86_64
Assigned: Lab02: Bomb Lab2 / Shellcode
May 30
Memorial Day
May 31
REC: Lab 02
Jun 01
REC: Lab 02
Jun 02
Jun 03
LEC: Writing exploits [slides]
TUT: Tut03: Writing Your First Exploit [video]
Preparation: Read Phrack #49-14
Assigned: Lab03: Stack Overflow
DUE: Lab 02
Jun 06
REC: Lab 03
Jun 07
REC: Lab 03
Jun 08
REC: Lab 03
Jun 09
Jun 10
LEC: Exploiting stack overflows [slides]
TUT: Tut03: Writing Exploits with pwntools [video]
Preparation: Read pwntools
Jun 13
REC: Lab 03
Jun 14
REC: Lab 03
Jun 15
REC: Lab 03
Jun 16
DUE: Lab 03
Jun 17
LEC: Stack Protections [slides]
TUT: Tut04: Bypassing Stack Canaries [video]
Preparation: Read Bypassing StackShield
Assigned: Lab04: Bypassing Stack Protection
Jun 20
REC: Lab 04
Jun 21
REC: Lab 04
Jun 22
REC: Lab 04
Jun 23
DUE: Lab 04
Jun 24
LEC: DEP and ASLR [slides]
TUT: Tut05: Format String Vulnerability [video]
Preparation: Read ASLR Smack & Laugh Reference
Assigned: Lab05: Bypassing DEP/ASLR
Jun 27
REC: Lab 05
Jun 28
REC: Lab 05
Jun 29
REC: Lab 05
Jun 30
DUE: Lab 05
Jul 01
LEC: Return-oriented Programming (ROP) [slides]
TUT: Tut06: Return-oriented Programming (ROP) [video]
Preparation: Read ROP
Assigned: Lab06: Return-oriented Programming
Jul 04
School break
Jul 05
School break
Jul 06
REC: Lab 06
Jul 07
Jul 08
LEC: Advanced ROP [slides]
TUT: Tut06: Advanced ROP [video]
Jul 11
REC: Lab 06
Jul 12
REC: Lab 06
Jul 13
REC: Lab 06
Jul 14
DUE: Lab 06
Jul 15
LEC: Remote Exploitation [slides]
TUT: Tut07: Socket Programming in Python [video]
Assigned: Lab07: Remote Attacks
Jul 18
REC: Lab 07
Jul 19
REC: Lab 07
Jul 20
REC: Lab 07
Jul 21
Jul 22
TUT: Tut07: ROP Against Remote Service [video1], [video2]
Jul 25
REC: Lab 07
Jul 26
REC: Lab 07
Jul 27
REC: Lab 07
Jul 28
DUE: Lab 07
Jul 29
Final exam week
(No final!)
Aug 01
Final exam week
(No final!)
Aug 02
Final exam week
(No final!)
Aug 03
Final exam week
(No final!)
Aug 04
Final exam week
(No final!)
Aug 05