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CSC 472 · Class 01

Introduction and the Memory-Corruption Landscape

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

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Knowledge Points

01Welcome to CSC 472 → 02What This Course Is (and Is Not) → 03Prerequisites and Expectations → 04Relationship to CSC 471 → 05Why Memory Safety Still Matters in 2026 → 06Real Incidents: The Stakes Are High → 07The Vulnerability Classes We Will Study → 08The Exploit-vs-Mitigation Arms Race → 09The Arms Race, in Words → 10The C Memory Model at a Glance → 11Why C Has No Bounds Checking → 12Legal and Ethical Ground Rules → 13Lab Platform and Tools → 14Course Roadmap: The Seven Labs → 15How the Labs Map to the Arms Race → 16Grading (Placeholder) → 17How to Succeed in CSC 472 → 18Next Class →