# justinsteven/dostackbufferoverflowgood

Repository: https://github.com/justinsteven/dostackbufferoverflowgood
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dostackbufferoverflowgood
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-04-25T08:57:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3853, "days_push": 1956, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1401, forks 230 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.295535+00:00)

## What it is
An intentionally vulnerable Win32 program plus a PDF tutorial teaching classic stack buffer overflow exploitation, created for CrikeyCon 2016. It covers assembly, registers, saved return pointer overwrites, and shellcode generation.

## Use cases
- learn stack buffer overflow exploitation
- practice exploit development on Windows
- prepare for OSCP binary exploitation
- understand EIP overwrite and shellcode basics
- teach buffer overflow concepts at a security meetup

## When to choose
- you want a hands-on, beginner-friendly intro to Win32 stack smashing
- you need a deliberately vulnerable target for exploit development practice
- you're studying for OSCP or similar offensive security certifications

## When to avoid
- you need modern exploitation techniques that bypass ASLR, DEP, or stack cookies
- you're looking for a maintained tool rather than educational material
- you target non-Windows platforms exclusively

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering, penetration-testing
- domain: security, education, tutorials
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: buffer-overflow, exploit-development, binary-exploitation, oscp-prep, win32, shellcode, tutorial

## Member repositories
- justinsteven/dostackbufferoverflowgood (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.295535+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:03.415527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/justinsteven/dostackbufferoverflowgood (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.295535+00:00, sha ceaf93ca74e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.