DhavalKapil/heap-exploitation resource
This book on heap exploitation is a guide to understanding the internals of glibc's heap and various attacks possible on the heap structure. observed · 2026-08-28
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1293 stars · 121 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A free online book (with PDF/ePUB/Mobi editions) explaining glibc heap internals and heap exploitation attacks. It targets readers unfamiliar with the topic as well as security researchers wanting a refresher.
Use cases
- learn how glibc malloc and free work internally
- get started with heap exploitation
- understand heap memory attacks like use-after-free
- revise heap exploitation techniques before a CTF
- find secure coding guidelines to avoid heap vulnerabilities
When to choose
- you want a concise beginner-friendly introduction to glibc heap internals
- you are a security researcher starting with heap exploitation
- you need a quick reference on classic heap attacks
When to avoid
- you need coverage of non-glibc allocators (Windows, jemalloc, tcmalloc)
- you want a hands-on exploitation lab or tooling rather than a book
- you need up-to-date coverage of the latest glibc hardening mitigations
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
security documentation developer-tools security tutorials developer-tools cross-platform heap-exploitation glibc malloc book binary-exploitation memory-corruption linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/DhavalKapil/heap-exploitation · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7f9f4f1b2c48
- homepage: https://heap-exploitation.dhavalkapil.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 17c1b1efdbe6
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