Finding and Exploiting Bugs in Multiplayer Game Engines

Presented at DEF CON 28 (2020) Virtual, Aug. 7, 2020, 2:30 p.m. (30 minutes).

Unreal Engine 4 and Unity3D dominate the multiplayer gaming landscape. They're also complicated pieces of software written in C and C++. In this talk, Jack will share the results of months of bug hunting in multiplayer game networking protocols. Be prepared for memory disclosures, speedhacks, and WONTFIX vulnerabilities.

Presenters:

• Jack Baker
  Jack Baker is a professional reverse engineer and amateur video game hacker. Jack is most known for having the same name as a Resident Evil villain.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-safemode/dc-safemode-speakers.html#Baker
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 28/DEF CON Safe Mode video and slides/DEF CON Safe Mode - Jack Baker - Finding and Exploiting Bugs in Multiplayer Game Engines - Q&A.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 28/DEF CON Safe Mode video and slides/DEF CON Safe Mode - Jack Baker - Finding and Exploiting Bugs in Multiplayer Game Engines.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 28/DEF CON Safe Mode video and slides/DEF CON Safe Mode - Jack Baker - Finding and Exploiting Bugs in Multiplayer Game Engines.srt (subtitles)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4weoWSzuCxs

Similar Presentations:

• HOPE X (2014) / The Hidden World of Game Hacking
• Hackfest 2016 / Game Hacking Exposed
• Notacon 8 (2011) / We Are All Game-Makers: An Everyman's Approach to Game Development