# RELRO RELRO is a protection to stop any GOT overwrites from taking place, and it does so very effectively. There are two types of RELRO, which are both easy to understand. #### Partial RELRO Partial RELRO simply moves the GOT above the program's variables, meaning you can't overflow **into** the GOT. This, of course, does not prevent format string overwrites. #### Full RELRO Full RELRO makes the GOT completely read-only, so even format string exploits cannot overwrite it. This is **not** the default in binaries due to the fact that it can make it take **much** longer to load as it need to resolve all the function addresses at once. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ir0nstone.gitbook.io/notes/binexp/stack/relro.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.