How to skip a line doing a buffer overflow in C

Question

I want to skip a line in C, the line x=1; in the main section using bufferoverflow; however, I don't know why I can not skip the address from 4002f4 to the next address 4002fb in spite of the fact that I am counting 7 bytes form <main+35> to <main+42>.

I also have configured the options the randomniZation and execstack environment in a Debian and AMD environment, but I am still getting x=1;. What it's wrong with this procedure?

I have used dba to debug the stack and the memory addresses:

0x00000000004002ef <main+30>:    callq  0x4002a4 **<function>**  
**0x00000000004002f4** <main+35>:    movl   $0x1,-0x4(%rbp)  
**0x00000000004002fb** <main+42>:    mov    -0x4(%rbp),%esi  
0x00000000004002fe <main+45>:    mov    $0x4629c4,%edi  

void function(int a, int b, int c)  
{
  char buffer[5];
  int *ret;

  ret = buffer + 12;
  (*ret) += 8; 
}

int main()
{
   int x = 0; 
   function(1, 2, 3);
   x = 1;
   printf("x = %i \n", x);  
   return 0;  
}

Answer 1

You must be reading Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit article. I was reading the same article and have found the same problem it wasnt skipping that instruction. After a few hours debug session in IDA I have changed the code like below and it is printing x=0 and b=5.

#include <stdio.h>

void function(int a, int b) {
     int c=0;
     int* pointer;

     pointer =&c+2;
     (*pointer)+=8;
}

void main() {
  int x =0;
  function(1,2);
  x = 3;
  int b =5;
  printf("x=%d\n, b=%d\n",x,b);
  getch();
}