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jamesb5959

Cybersecurity | Research | Reverse Engineering | Systems

Building security focused projects, experimenting with low-level systems, and exploring offensive and defensive security concepts.

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About Me

  • Cybersecurity-focused developer with interests in:
    • Vulnerability research
    • Reverse engineering
    • Exploit development
    • Network security
    • Malware analysis
    • Low-level systems and architecture
  • Most of my work lives around Python, C, Rust, Assembly, and security tooling.

Featured Projects

  • BufferOverflow
    Explores buffer overflow concepts and privilege escalation.

  • HTTP.sys-Windows-Exec
    Security-oriented project related to Windows HTTP.sys research.

  • Simple_Botnet
    Experimental project for understanding command-and-control and reverse shell behavior.

  • grub_bash_ducky
    Security project focused on GRUB/init abuse concepts.

  • RISC-V32-Logisim
    Low-level architecture and processor design work.

  • Assembly-Algorithms
    Algorithms implemented in assembly for learning and systems-level understanding.

  • Linux-Kernel-Patch
    Linux kernel patching work for hardware enablement on the ASUS G16 GU603VV, focused on restoring sound and amplifier functionality through DSDT/CSC3551-aligned changes and kernel-level device support.

  • MGS_MCSC
    Rust-based Linux and Steam Deck trainer for the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, built around live process discovery, AOB-based memory anchoring, and direct in-memory editing of game state. Supports GUI and CLI frontends, process/PID targeting, save difficulty manipulation, stat editing, and runtime modification of ammo, inventory, toggles, and special values for currently implemented MGS1 and MGS2 layouts.


Additional Technical Work

  • Neural Networks for Network Traffic Analysis
    Designed a Python based workflow for analyzing network traffic from pcap data, including preprocessing, feature extraction, model training, and classification-oriented detection pipelines for anomalous or malicious activity.

  • CVE-2024-1086 Research
    Configured and demonstrated exploitation of CVE-2024-1086 on ARM-based Android targets to achieve root-level access in a controlled research setting.

  • VirtualBox Virtio-net Escape PoC
    Developed a proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-22098 targeting Oracle VirtualBox’s virtio-net implementation by triggering an out-of-bounds VLAN filter write, demonstrating a guest-to-host escape path.


Tech I Work With


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Current Focus

  • Security research and hands-on experimentation
  • Low-level programming and system internals
  • Building and refining cybersecurity tools
  • Learning through projects involving exploitation, networking, and analysis

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  1. BufferOverflow BufferOverflow Public

    Takes advantage of a a buffer-overflow vulnerability to exploit the vulnerability and finally gain the root privilege.

    Python

  2. grub_bash_ducky grub_bash_ducky Public

    If grub is unlocked allows a ducky script to gain root through the init.

  3. HTTP.sys-Windows-Exec HTTP.sys-Windows-Exec Public

    Python

  4. RISC-V32-Logisim RISC-V32-Logisim Public

  5. Simple_Botnet Simple_Botnet Public

    A very simple botnet and reverse shell to work on windows.

    Python

  6. Assembly-Algorithms Assembly-Algorithms Public

    Assembly