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The second section covers some of the most famous attacks. It is assumed that the reader is unfamiliar with this topic. For experienced readers, this text might be good for a quick revision.\n\n- This is not the final version and will keep on updating. For contributing see [this](https://github.com/DhavalKapil/heap-exploitation/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).\n- The source code for the book can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/DhavalKapil/heap-exploitation).\n- The canonical URL for the book is \u003chttps://heap-exploitation.dhavalkapil.com\u003e.\n- You can subscribe for updates on [the book website](https://www.gitbook.com/book/dhavalkapil/heap-exploitation/details).\n\n[Read for free online](https://heap-exploitation.dhavalkapil.com/) (recommended) or download the [PDF](https://www.gitbook.com/download/pdf/book/dhavalkapil/heap-exploitation) or [ePUB](https://www.gitbook.com/download/epub/book/dhavalkapil/heap-exploitation) or [Mobi/Kindle](https://www.gitbook.com/download/mobi/book/dhavalkapil/heap-exploitation) editions.\n\n### Citing heap-exploitation\n\nIf you use this book in your research, please use the following BibTex entry:\n```\n@software{dhaval_kapil_2022_6450612,\n  author       = {Dhaval Kapil},\n  title        = {DhavalKapil/heap-exploitation},\n  month        = apr,\n  year         = 2022,\n  publisher    = {Zenodo},\n  version      = {v1.0.0},\n  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.6450612},\n  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6450612}\n}\n```\n\n\n[![Creative Commons License](https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)\n\nThis work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2FDhavalKapil%2Fheap-exploitation","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2FDhavalKapil%2Fheap-exploitation","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2FDhavalKapil%2Fheap-exploitation/lists"}