Real-world Vulnerability Discovery

Overview

SemesterWinter 2024
Course typePractical Course/ Lab
LecturerTT.-Prof. Dr. Wressnegger, KITCTF
AudienceInformatik Master & Bachelor
Credits4 ECTS
Room149 and -120, Building 50.34
LanguageEnglish and/or German
LinkTBA
RegistrationTBA

Description

In this practical course, you work on finding 0-day vulnerabilities in real-world software. You practically learn about exploitation techniques, bug-bounty programs, and vulnerability disclosure. Students will engage in collaborative vulnerability research investigating the security of pre-defined software targets. However, instead of working in a controlled/staged setup with toy vulnerabilities, you will analyze real-world software found in production with an undefined number of vulnerabilities.

You will report your findings in the scope of the vendor's bug-bounty programs or similar disclosure procedures, striving to have a CVE number assigned to the found vulnerability.

Schedule

DateStep
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Prerequisites

You should have successfully passed the following courses:

  • Lecture "Informationssicherheit"
  • Practical course "Anwendungssicherheit"