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Sep 14, 2026·14 min read·CTF Writeups
Shaders, a Signing Block, and a Self-Modifying VM [z0d1ak CTF]
Finding a 32-byte bearing hidden behind shader math and debugger traps, then cracking a self-modifying license VM by hand.
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May 18, 2026·18 min read·Binary Analysis
Deep Dive: Hunting Heap Overflows in ELF Binaries
An in-depth analysis of glibc allocator dynamics, heap chunk structures, and exploiting classic double-free & heap corruption - demo showcases a left progress index, right marginalia, callouts, figures, tables, footnotes.
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