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		saagarjha on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Is My Perfectly Good Shellcode Not Working? Ca... Of course, it’s so named because the code traditionally grants access to a shell.

tyingq on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

Didn't know this was the lingo. Apparently there are related terms that go with it like "egg", "egg-hunt", "omelette", etc. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellcode

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