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electric-fence

A malloc(3) debugger that uses virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory accesses.

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

A malloc(3) debugger that uses virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory accesses.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

Install on BlackArch with `pacman -S electric-fence` (or add the BlackArch repository to an existing Arch Linux install). See the official BlackArch tool listing and upstream homepage linked above for details.

Commonly preinstalled on

BlackArch

Arch Linux-based distribution with one of the largest pentest tool repositories