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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD Primera edition – A comprehensive introduction to the techniques of exploitation and creative problem-solving methods commonly referred to as "hacking." It shows how hackers exploit programs and write exploits, instead of just how to run other people's exploits. This book explains the technical aspects of hacking, including stack based overflows, heap based overflows, string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on 802.11b. It covers: Programming fundamentals (C, assembly) Exploiting vulnerabilities (buffer overflows, format strings) Shellcode writing and low-level manipulation Networking hacks (packet sniffing, spoofing) Linux exploitation environment The included CD typically has a bootable Linux environment with all necessary tools and code examples, letting you practice without harming your own system.