I have had this laying about for quite a while now. And since I periodically get people asking basic questions on stack based buffer overflows I decided to just put this out there for all to have. I wrote it for a class I had to try to help some of the other students understand the exact workings of a basic stack based overflow. If you have any questions, or find that this tutorial has helped you, please let me know. I might be inclined to write more. LINK HERE