CSC 472 Fall 2026 — Lab 1 Report Outline
Lab: Stack and Stack Frame
Due: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Filename: Lastname_Firstname_Lab1.pdf
Guide: https://wcu.ninja/csc472/lab-report

TITLE PAGE (a separate page)
Full name:
Student ID:
WolfCTF username:
Course / term: CSC 472 Software Security / Fall 2026
Lab number and title: Lab 1 — Stack and Stack Frame
Instructor: Dr. Si Chen
Date performed:
Submission date:

1. INTRODUCTION
[Explain the purpose and what you will investigate in your own words.]

2. ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD
[WolfCTF workspace; source file; exact compile command; gcc/GDB versions;
GEF startup/version information and working gef help; file lab1 output;
Intel syntax; program points used for the snapshots. Include readable GEF
context captures with registers, code and stack at both required stops.]

3. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Q1 — Constructing the main stack frame
Answer:
Evidence (figure/listing/table and addresses):
Interpretation:

Q2 — Initializing and locating p and q
Answer:
Evidence:
Interpretation:

Q3 — Multiple copies of 3 and 4
Answer:
Evidence from immediately before the call:
Interpretation:

Stack-frame diagram(s)
[Show main before the call and multiply_by_two after frame setup as
separate labeled snapshots. Include real addresses, ESP/EBP, offsets,
locals, arguments, saved frame pointers/return address where established,
and stack/address directions. Caption and refer to each figure.]

Q4 — Interpreting the arithmetic
Answer:
Evidence:
Interpretation:

Q5 — The return-value register
Answer:
Evidence immediately after finish:
Interpretation:

4. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
[Summarize what the evidence established. Discuss a difficulty,
unexpected result, or difference and how you investigated it.]

5. REFERENCES AND ASSISTANCE
[Cite sources actually used. Acknowledge AI/tool assistance and describe
how you verified it with commands from your own session.]

APPENDIX (optional)
[Additional supporting transcript; keep essential evidence in the main body.]

FINAL CHECK
Remove all bracketed prompts. Export to PDF, open and inspect it,
upload to D2L -> CSC 472 -> Assignments -> Lab 1, click Submit,
and verify the recorded filename and submission time.