~/CSC 471/Class 03

CSC 471 · Class 03

The Stack and Stack Frames

21 knowledge points. Work through them in order, or jump to any topic.

//

Knowledge Points

01What is the Stack? → 02Memory Layout: Where the Stack Lives → 03push and pop: How RSP Changes → 04Step by Step: Pushing Two Values → 05The call / ret Mechanism → 06call / ret Visualized → 07Anatomy of a Stack Frame → 08Prologue and Epilogue → 09Frame Layout Relative to RBP → 10A Concrete C Function → 11...and its Disassembly → 12Passing Arguments (Recap) → 13Two Nested Frames: main -> helper → 14Following the Saved-RBP Chain → 15Why This Matters for Malware Analysis → 16Why This Matters for Exploitation (Preview) → 17Reading the Frame Live in GDB → 18Dumping Raw Stack Memory → 19Tie-in to Lab 2 → 20Summary → 21Next Class →