Hardware Hacking

  1. Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation
    1. Common Vulnerability Classes
      1. Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
        1. Buffer Overflows
          1. Stack-Based Overflows
            1. Heap-Based Overflows
              1. Integer Overflows
                1. Format String Vulnerabilities
                2. Logic Vulnerabilities
                  1. Authentication Bypasses
                    1. Authorization Flaws
                      1. Race Conditions
                        1. Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use
                        2. Cryptographic Vulnerabilities
                          1. Weak Key Generation
                            1. Poor Key Management
                              1. Implementation Flaws
                                1. Protocol Weaknesses
                                2. Input Validation Vulnerabilities
                                  1. Command Injection
                                    1. SQL Injection
                                      1. Path Traversal
                                        1. XML External Entity
                                      2. Exploitation Techniques
                                        1. Return-Oriented Programming
                                          1. Gadget Discovery
                                            1. Chain Construction
                                              1. Payload Development
                                              2. Jump-Oriented Programming
                                                1. Dispatcher Gadgets
                                                  1. Functional Gadgets
                                                    1. Chain Execution
                                                    2. Heap Exploitation
                                                      1. Heap Spray Techniques
                                                        1. Use-After-Free Exploitation
                                                          1. Double-Free Exploitation
                                                          2. Format String Exploitation
                                                            1. Memory Read Techniques
                                                              1. Memory Write Techniques
                                                                1. Control Flow Hijacking
                                                              2. Exploit Development Process
                                                                1. Vulnerability Analysis
                                                                  1. Root Cause Analysis
                                                                    1. Exploitability Assessment
                                                                      1. Impact Evaluation
                                                                      2. Proof-of-Concept Development
                                                                        1. Minimal Exploit Creation
                                                                          1. Reliability Testing
                                                                            1. Payload Optimization
                                                                            2. Exploit Hardening
                                                                              1. ASLR Bypass Techniques
                                                                                1. DEP/NX Bypass Methods
                                                                                  1. Stack Canary Bypass
                                                                                2. Post-Exploitation Techniques
                                                                                  1. Persistence Mechanisms
                                                                                    1. Firmware Modification
                                                                                      1. Configuration Changes
                                                                                        1. Backdoor Installation
                                                                                        2. Privilege Escalation
                                                                                          1. Kernel Exploitation
                                                                                            1. Driver Vulnerabilities
                                                                                              1. Configuration Weaknesses
                                                                                              2. Data Exfiltration
                                                                                                1. Covert Channels
                                                                                                  1. Network Exfiltration
                                                                                                    1. Physical Exfiltration