"This is one of the most interesting infosec books to come out
in the last several years."-Dino Dai Zovi, Information Security
Professional
"Give a man an exploit and you make him a hacker for a day;
teach a man to exploit bugs and you make him a hacker for a
lifetime."-Felix 'FX' Lindner
Seemingly simple bugs can have drastic consequences, allowing
attackers to compromise systems, escalate local privileges, and
otherwise wreak havoc on a system.
"A Bug Hunter's Diary" follows security expert Tobias Klein as
he tracks down and exploits bugs in some of the world's most
popular software, like Apple's iOS, the VLC media player, web
browsers, and even the Mac OS X kernel. In this one-of-a-kind
account, you'll see how the developers responsible for these flaws
patched the bugs--or failed to respond at all. As you follow Klein
on his journey, you'll gain deep technical knowledge and insight
into how hackers approach difficult problems and experience the
true joys (and frustrations) of bug hunting.
Along the way you'll learn how to: Use field-tested techniques
to find bugs, like identifying and tracing user input data and
reverse engineering Exploit vulnerabilities like NULL pointer
dereferences, buffer overflows, and type conversion flaws Develop
proof of concept code that verifies the security flaw Report bugs
to vendors or third party brokers
"A Bug Hunter's Diary" is packed with real-world examples of
vulnerable code and the custom programs used to find and test bugs.
Whether you're hunting bugs for fun, for profit, or to make the
world a safer place, you'll learn valuable new skills by looking
over the shoulder of a professional bug hunter in action.
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