Agent skill

Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr

by mukul975 in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent…

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Install Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr .claude/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr
GitHub stars
34k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
202 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
644
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent…

  • Works in 3 steps: Configure System-Level Mitigations → Configure Per-Application Mitigations → Deploy via Intune/GPO
  • Hardening endpoints against buffer overflow exploits
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Prerequisites, Workflow and Key Concepts, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent memory corruption attacks. Use when hardening endpoints against buffer overflow exploits, ROP chains, and code injection. Activates for requests involving memory protection, exploit mitigation, DEP, ASLR, or CFG configuration.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/template.md`, `references/api-reference.md` and `references/standards.md`).

It sits in Security, covering Penetration testing. The repository describes itself as: 817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Hardening endpoints against buffer overflow exploits
  • Tasks that involve Penetration testing

Example prompts

  • “Use the implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr skill to implement memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR…”
  • “/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Configure System-Level Mitigations
  2. Configure Per-Application Mitigations
  3. Deploy via Intune/GPO

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 54a7988. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr loads about 1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 202 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~116
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills at commit 54a7988, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mukul975). 202 words, ~1,007 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr
description
Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent memory corruption attacks. Use when hardening endpoints against buffer overflow exploits, ROP chains, and code injection. Activates for requests involving memory protection, exploit mitigation, DEP, ASLR, or CFG configuration.
domain
cybersecurity
subdomain
endpoint-security
tags
endpoint, memory-protection, DEP, ASLR, exploit-mitigation, CFG
version
1.0.0
author
mahipal
license
Apache-2.0
nist_csf
PR.PS-01, PR.PS-02, DE.CM-01, PR.IR-01
mitre_attack
T1055, T1547, T1059, T1036, T1190

Implementing Memory Protection with DEP and ASLR

When to Use

Use this skill when hardening endpoints against memory-based exploits by configuring DEP, ASLR, CFG, and Windows Exploit Protection system-wide and per-application mitigations.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2016+ with administrative privileges
  • Group Policy management access for enterprise-wide deployment
  • Understanding of memory corruption attack techniques (buffer overflow, ROP chains)
  • Test environment for validating application compatibility with exploit mitigations

Workflow

Step 1: Configure System-Level Mitigations
powershell
# Enable system-wide DEP (Data Execution Prevention)
# Boot configuration: OptIn (default), OptOut (recommended), AlwaysOn
bcdedit /set nx AlwaysOn

# Verify ASLR status (enabled by default on modern Windows)
Get-ProcessMitigation -System
# MandatoryASLR, BottomUpASLR, HighEntropyASLR should be ON

# Enable all system-level mitigations
Set-ProcessMitigation -System -Enable DEP,SEHOP,ForceRelocateImages,BottomUp,HighEntropy
Step 2: Configure Per-Application Mitigations
powershell
# Harden high-risk applications (browsers, Office, PDF readers)
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name "WINWORD.EXE" -Enable DEP,SEHOP,ForceRelocateImages,CFG,StrictHandle
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name "EXCEL.EXE" -Enable DEP,SEHOP,ForceRelocateImages,CFG,StrictHandle
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name "AcroRd32.exe" -Enable DEP,SEHOP,ForceRelocateImages,CFG
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name "chrome.exe" -Enable DEP,CFG,ForceRelocateImages
Set-ProcessMitigation -Name "msedge.exe" -Enable DEP,CFG,ForceRelocateImages

# Export configuration for deployment
Get-ProcessMitigation -RegistryConfigFilePath "C:\exploit_protection.xml"
# Deploy via Intune or GPO
Step 3: Deploy via Intune/GPO
Intune: Endpoint Security → Attack Surface Reduction → Exploit Protection
  Import exploit_protection.xml template

GPO: Computer Configuration → Admin Templates → Windows Components
  → Windows Defender Exploit Guard → Exploit Protection
  → "Use a common set of exploit protection settings" → Enabled
  → Point to XML file on network share

Key Concepts

TermDefinition
DEPMarks memory pages as non-executable to prevent shellcode execution in data regions
ASLRRandomizes memory addresses of loaded modules to defeat hardcoded ROP gadgets
CFGValidates indirect call targets at runtime to prevent control flow hijacking
SEHOPValidates SEH chain integrity to prevent SEH-based exploitation

Tools & Systems

  • Windows Exploit Protection: Built-in per-process mitigation management
  • EMET (legacy): Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (predecessor, now deprecated)
  • ProcessMitigations PowerShell: Get/Set-ProcessMitigation cmdlets

Common Pitfalls

  • DEP compatibility: Legacy 32-bit applications may crash with DEP AlwaysOn. Use OptOut with exceptions.
  • Mandatory ASLR breaking apps: Some applications are not ASLR-compatible. Test before enforcing ForceRelocateImages.
  • CFG limited to compiled-in support: CFG only works for applications compiled with /guard:cf. Cannot be retroactively applied.

© mukul975, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr of mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • assets/template.md
  • references/api-reference.md
  • references/standards.md
  • references/workflows.md
  • scripts/agent.py
  • scripts/process.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 54a7988

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Questions about Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr

What does Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr do?

Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent…. Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr is an agent skill from mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills. Implements memory protection mechanisms including DEP (Data Execution Prevention), ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), CFG (Control Flow Guard), and other exploit mitigations to prevent memory corruption attacks.

When should I use Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr?

Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr fits situations like: hardening endpoints against buffer overflow exploits; tasks that involve Penetration testing.

How do I install Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .claude/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) into .agents/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr, .gemini/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr, .github/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr and .opencode/skills/implementing-memory-protection-with-dep-aslr in your project.

What does Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr use?

Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 639 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Implementing Memory Protection With Dep Aslr?

mukul975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, which has 34,116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 644 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 31, 2026.

Source: mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.