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Tracking memory heap allocations with Pageheap and WinDbg for UAF bugs

kernel_komrade
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1개월 전 · Jul 23, 2026 3:19 PM
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To diagnose Use-After-Free (UAF) and heap corruption bugs in complex C++ game codebases:

  1. Enable Pageheap in GFlags (gflags.exe /p /enable target_game.exe /full).
  2. Pageheap places an inaccessible guard page (PAGE_NOACCESS) immediately following every dynamic allocation.
  3. Attach WinDbg.
  4. When a dangling pointer reads freed memory or overflows a buffer by even 1 byte, the CPU triggers an immediate page fault and WinDbg breaks on the exact offending instruction!
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1개월 전 · Jul 23, 2026 6:59 PM
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Pageheap is an absolute lifesaver for catching memory corruption bugs before shipping code.

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1개월 전 · Jul 24, 2026 3:42 PM
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Requires significant RAM but pinpointing UAF bugs in 5 seconds is worth it.