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code cave

noun

Definitions

  1. A sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection…

    A sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by a hacker.

    • Once a code cave is created, you can execute it using either thread injection or thread hijacking.
    • In ELF executables, there aren't a whole lot of code caves (such as in the PE format), so you are not likely to be able to shove more than just a meager amount of shellcode into existing code slots […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for code cave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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