Tool · short entry

GDB

A debugger that can start or attach to a program, pause it, and inspect registers and memory. The course introduces its role without requiring a session.

Before you use it

Starting or continuing a target runs its code. Use a suitable isolated lab for permitted builds or challenge binaries.

Taught in

Memory and the stack, as a picture 14 · Pwn
What a buffer overflow is 14 · Pwn

Also in

file, strings, and strace 13 · Reversing

This is a short entry. The lessons above are where the idea is taught with evidence and checks.