1
vote
Is exploit different from the kernel level or root?
If you have root privileges, the main reasons you might attack the kernel are:
To break out of a chroot()
To break out of a namespace (e.g. container)
To bypass kernel-enforced restrictions designed ...
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible
Related Tags
exploit × 1286buffer-overflow × 136
vulnerability × 126
malware × 96
linux × 94
exploit-development × 93
metasploit × 82
windows × 74
attacks × 69
php × 62
web-application × 58
shellcode × 58
penetration-test × 57
known-vulnerabilities × 57
c × 49
network × 43
android × 40
web-browser × 38
xss × 35
cve × 28
virus × 26
webserver × 26
java × 26
javascript × 25
memory × 24