Making yourself the all-powerful "Root" super-user on a computer using a buffer overflow attack. Assistant Professor Dr Mike Pound details how it's done. Formerly titled "Buffer Overflow Attack" -Aug 2021 The Stack: https://youtu.be/7ha78yWRDlE Botnets: https://youtu.be/UVFmC178_Vs The Golden Key: iPhone Encryption: https://youtu.be/6RNKtwAGvqc 3D Stereo Vision: https://youtu.be/O7B2vCsTpC0 Brain Scanner: https://youtu.be/TQ0sL1ZGnQ4 http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com