Ever wondered what really goes on when you use an "exploit"? This workshop will demistify binary exploitation, and teach you how to discover your own vulnerabilities and write exploits for them. We'll begin by covering the basics of binaries work - the stack vs the heap, a brief primer on x86 assembly, and how syscalls work. Then, we'll talk about memory corruption, and how attackers can use it take control of programs and bend them to do their bidding. By the end of the workshop, you'll understand 1980s and 90s style stack based buffer overflows, and should even be able to write a few basic ones yourself. A provided VM will allow attendees to follow along and work through exploitation challenges with the presenter. A whole semester-long college course's worth of slides and challeges will provide you with the material to keep studying exploitation after the workshop, covering all the way up to DEP/ASLR bypasses and Linux local privesc exploits.