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: Botnets: The Golden Key: iPhone Encryption: 3D Stereo Vision: Brain Scanner: This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at