Buffer Overflow: Example in C

Simple Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

• Vulnerable overflow_example.c
• Exploited command 

gcc -o overflow_example overflow_example.c
./overflow_example 1234567890


overflow_example.c:
​​#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int value = 5;
char buffer_one[8], buffer_two[8];
strcpy(buffer_one, "one"); /* Put "one" into buffer_one. */
strcpy(buffer_two, "two"); /* Put "two" into buffer_two. */
printf("[BEFORE] buffer_two is at %p and contains \'%s\'\n", buffer_two, buffer_two);
printf("[BEFORE] buffer_one is at %p and contains \'%s\'\n", buffer_one, buffer_one);
printf("[BEFORE] value is at %p and is %d (0x%08x)\n", &value, value, value);
printf("\n[STRCPY] copying %d bytes into buffer_two\n\n", strlen(argv[1]));
strcpy(buffer_two, argv[1]); /* Copy first argument into buffer_two. */
printf("[AFTER] buffer_two is at %p and contains \'%s\'\n", buffer_two, buffer_two);
printf("[AFTER] buffer_one is at %p and contains \'%s\'\n", buffer_one, buffer_one);
printf("[AFTER] value is at %p and is %d (0x%08x)\n", &value, value, value);