security-writeup

Research

Document security research, CTF solutions, and malware analysis. Includes REPORT.md and STATUS.md templates.

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Security Writeup

Documentation standards for security research and CTF challenges.

Document Types

Document	Purpose	When to Create
STATUS.md	Progress tracking	Start of work, update throughout
REPORT.md	Technical writeup	After solution or significant progress

STATUS.md

Track progress for restartability. Update after:

Starting work on a problem
Finding key information (offsets, addresses)
Failed attempts (document what didn't work!)
Completing a phase (recon → analysis → exploit → docs)
Session end

Status Icons

✅ Solved
🔄 In Progress
❌ Not Started
⏸️ Blocked

REPORT.md

Combine technical writeup with learning explanation.

Required Sections

Overview - Accessible summary
Binary Properties - checksec output as table
Vulnerability - Type, location, root cause
Exploitation - Step-by-step approach
Payload - Structure and key addresses
Flag - The solution
Mitigations - How to prevent

Writing Guidelines

Technical enough to reproduce
Accessible enough to learn from
Include actual addresses and offsets
Explain the "why" not just the "what"

Multi-Problem Labs

For CTFs with multiple problems:

lab/
├── STATUS.md           # Overview of ALL problems
├── problem1/
│   ├── STATUS.md       # Detailed for this problem
│   ├── exploit.py
│   └── REPORT.md
└── problem2/
    └── ...

Root STATUS.md tracks overall progress; per-problem STATUS.md tracks details.

Templates

templates/REPORT.md - Full technical writeup
templates/STATUS.md - Progress tracking