methodology_flowcharts.md

graph TD
    subgraph "Reverse Engineering Methodology"
        A[Phase 1: Reconnaissance] --> B[Application<br/>Installation]
        B --> C[Network<br/>Enumeration]
        C --> D[Process<br/>Privileges]
        D --> E[Phase 2: Analysis]
        E --> F[Static Analysis<br/>IDA Pro]
        F --> G[Dynamic Analysis<br/>WinDbg]
        G --> H[Phase 3: Exploitation]
        H --> I[Bug Discovery]
        I --> J[Root Cause<br/>Analysis]
        J --> K[Proof of<br/>Concept]
        K --> L[Exploitation<br/>Development]
    end

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graph TD
    subgraph "Mitigation Bypass Strategy"
        M[Information<br/>Gathering] --> N[Memory Layout<br/>Discovery]
        N --> O[Gadget Chain<br/>Construction]
        O --> P[Payload<br/>Execution]
    end

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graph TD
    subgraph "Dual Analysis Approach"
        Q[Static Analysis<br/>IDA Pro] <--> R[Dynamic Analysis<br/>WinDbg]
        Q --> S[Code Flow<br/>Function IDs<br/>Call Graphs]
        R --> T[Runtime State<br/>Memory Dumps<br/>Input Tracing]
        S --> U[Combined Results]
        T --> U
    end

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graph TD
    subgraph "Vulnerability Development Lifecycle"
        V[Bug Discovery] --> W[Root Cause<br/>Analysis]
        W --> X[Proof of<br/>Concept]
        X --> Y[Exploitation<br/>Development]
        Y --> Z[Mitigation<br/>Bypass]
        Z --> AA[Weaponization]
    end

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graph TD
    subgraph "17. Security Assessment Matrix"
        BB[Memory Corruption] --> CC[Stack Overflow<br/>Heap Overflow<br/>Use-after-free]
        DD[Logical Bugs] --> EE[Auth Bypass<br/>Privilege Escalation<br/>Command Injection]
        FF[Denial of Service] --> GG[App Crashes<br/>Resource Exhaustion<br/>Infinite Loops]
        CC --> HH[High Impact]
        EE --> II[Medium Impact]
        GG --> JJ[Low Impact]
    end

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graph TD
    subgraph "18. Modern Windows Protections"
        KK[DEP/NX<br/>No Execute] --> LL[ROP/JOP chains<br/>API calls]
        MM[ASLR<br/>Address Randomization] --> NN[Information leaks<br/>Brute force]
        OO[Stack Canaries<br/>Corruption Detection] --> PP[Canary bypass<br/>Exception handling]
        QQ[SEH Protection<br/>Exception Hardening] --> RR[SEH overwrites<br/>ROP chains]
    end

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