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Linux Heap Exploitation Intro Series: Used and Abused – Use After Free

ID: 19ac6d11-56a5-5918-a7ec-9b23b1223a3c

STIX ID: report--19ac6d11-56a5-5918-a7ec-9b23b1223a3c

Feed Name: SensePost Blog

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2017-07-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-29

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This blog-style report explains the use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability class in ptmalloc2, walks through exploitation scenarios where a freed heap chunk is reallocated to overwrite function pointers, and provides multiple proof-of-concept examples and a GitHub playground with code and hints for practicing exploitation.

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