System and Software Security COMP6447 25T3

Online Help Session and Midterm walkthrough

Posted by Adam Tanana Friday 17 October 2025, 11:02:52 AM.

Hi Folks, hope the term is going well.

Next week on Monday at 6pm, I will be walking through the solutions to the midterm.

After that I will be running a generic help sessions to help with any course content we have covered so far.

I'll stay as late as students have questions. Note : I won't be preparing content , this is purely going to be an open-air question/answer forum . Come with questions please :) Apologies if the time doesn't work for you. This session won't be recorded or live-streamed!

Zoom: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/84563135287?pwd=6axj9SLTVjp5yDWRezbcUqZbbP8x3Q.1

checked Passcode: 512301

Major Fuzzer Assignment

Posted by Adam Tanana Monday 13 October 2025, 10:52:03 PM.

Hi All,

Like I announced in the Lecture today, the spec for the Major Fuzzer Assignment is available at https://fuzzer.6447.lol/ .

The detailed spec is available on https://fuzzer.6447.lol/spec

Please read this carefully. There are several due dates for different sections of the assignment.

You must register your group by the end of Week 6, or you risk getting zero for the midpoint submission.

Midterm Wargame Details

Posted by Adam Tanana Wednesday 08 October 2025, 09:09:43 PM.

Hey all, some details about the upcoming midterm wargame.

Details:

• There will be 3 exploitation questions (involving topics from buffer overflows, format string and/or shellcode only) to solve, and fetch flags from the server (similar to wargames)
• All instructions are available on the exam website https://midterm.6447.lol/ . Make sure you have access to this site, and understand the instructions BEFORE beginning the exam.
• Between Monday, 13 Oct 12:00:00 AEDT to Fri, 18 Oct 18:00:00 AEDT you must attempt and submit this exam. It is worth 10% of the final mark. All submissions must be made within 2 hours of beginning the exam . No late submissions are allowed.
• Once you begin the exam (By pressing "Start"), the website will show you the password to decrypt the challenges, as well as the server Domain and Port for the challenges.You must submit within 2 hours of starting the exam
• The challenge files will be made available soon.
• Submission will be done using Give ( Details will appear on the exam website ). The format for submission is available on the exam website

Practice Exam

We have made a practice exam (That will look exactly like the midterm wargame next week) available at https://2024.midterm.6447.lol/ .