Defending against Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities

A survey of techniques ranging from static analysis to hardware modification describes how various defensive approaches protect against buffer overflow, a vulnerability that represents a severe security threat.

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 53 - 60
Main Authors: Padmanabhuni, B., Hee Beng Kuan Tan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.11.2011
IEEE Computer Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Buffer overflow
Buffers
Computer engineering
Computer information security
Computer peripherals
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer security
Cybersecurity
Encoding
Exact sciences and technology
Hardware
Memory and file management (including protection and security)
Memory organisation. Data processing
Security
Software
Systems development
Vulnerabilities
Overflow(computer arithmetics)
Vulnerability
Computer security
Program verification
Static analysis
ISSN:0018-9162, 1558-0814
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Summary:A survey of techniques ranging from static analysis to hardware modification describes how various defensive approaches protect against buffer overflow, a vulnerability that represents a severe security threat.
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ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2011.229