Prerequisites

In order to understand this chapter, you will need a basic knowledge of the C family of programming languages, as well as a basic knowledge of x86 assembler. A working knowledge of Linux would be useful, but is not essential.

In the Chapter 4 file at the Shellcoder's Handbook Web site, www. wiley .com/compbooks/koziol, you will find numerous resources and tutorials for learning C and assembly for x86 and Linux.