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A Bug Hunter's Diary: A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Software Security

A Bug Hunter's Diary: A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Software Security

Klein, Tobias

Paperback

ProgrammingComputer Security

ISBN10: 1593273851
ISBN13: 9781593273859
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: Oct 11 2011
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.33 Depth: 8.99
Language: English
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:

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