Debugging, Disassembly & Reversing in Linux for x64 Architecture

Debugging, Disassembly & Reversing in Linux for x64 Architecture

Intermediate

43 Lessons

16h

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

1 Assessment
14 Playgrounds
5 Quizzes

This course includes

1 Assessment
14 Playgrounds
5 Quizzes

Course Overview

GNU Debugger (GDB) is used for debugging C/C++ programs in LINUX/UNIX environments. It is a good tool to investigate what is happening inside a program, and how the contents inside the memory are changed with the execution of the program. The main focus of the course is the disassembly of the program, where we'll use simple operations in C. With the help of GDB, we'll examine the contents of the registers and memory. We'll also learn how they are changed while executing basic operations. We’ll then explore...Show More

What You'll Learn

A familiarity with disassembly in GDB environment of simple C/C++ programs

A good understanding of how to debug programs with a cross-sectional view to the contents of registers, stack and memory

The ability to use GDB as a dump analysis tool

Hands-on experience with C/C++ programs from the disassembly output

What You'll Learn

A familiarity with disassembly in GDB environment of simple C/C++ programs

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Course Content

1.

Introduction to the Course

2.

Memory, Registers, and Simple Arithmetic

3.

Code Optimization

4.

Number Representations

5.

Pointers

6.

Bytes, Words, Double, and Quad Words

2 Lessons

7.

Pointers to Memory

3 Lessons

8.

Logical Instructions and RIP

4 Lessons

9.

Reconstructing a Program with Pointers

3 Lessons

10.

Memory and Stacks

3 Lessons

11.

Frame Pointer and Local Variables

4 Lessons

12.

Function Parameters

2 Lessons

13.

More Instructions

2 Lessons

14.

Function Pointer Parameters

2 Lessons

15.

Summary of Code Disassembly Patterns

1 Lesson

Assessment

Assessment

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