https://ahessmat.netlify.com/tags/github/Recent content in github on Asa's WebsiteHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 19 Apr 2021 20:19:34 +0000https://ahessmat.netlify.com/post/2021-04-april-2021-check-in/Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:19:34 +0000https://ahessmat.netlify.com/post/2021-04-april-2021-check-in/Preamble This month there were a variety of subjects that caught my eye: Flawfinder This month I continued to advance my comprehension in static code analysis by leveraging the Flawfinder command-line tool. In brief, flawfinder searches through C/C++ source code looking for potential security flaws. Any potential vulnerabilities discovered are output to the command line ranked 1 to 5 (with 5 being the most severe). I leveraged this tool recently while working through a binary exploitation problem; while ultimately I’d like to develop my own comprehension to recognize these vulnerabilities on my own innately, for now tools like this can help direct and guide me.