Remember ROP
Full name: Return-Oriented Programming
Memory aid: Return instructions link small code Pieces as a cue.
ROP reuses existing code rather than requiring all payload instructions to be newly injected.
Study area: Threats & application security · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA PenTest+
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ROP — Return-Oriented Programming
Chains existing instruction sequences to alter program execution.
Why learn ROP — Return-Oriented Programming?
Chains existing instruction sequences to alter program execution.
Where it came from
ROP reuses existing code rather than requiring all payload instructions to be newly injected.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Return instructions link small code Pieces as a cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand ROP: Return-Oriented Programming.
- Recall this memory aid: Return instructions link small code Pieces as a cue.
- Explain the practical use: Chains existing instruction sequences to alter program execution.
- Explain this distinction: ROP reuses existing code rather than requiring all payload instructions to be newly injected.
- Identify ROP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)