• DocumentCode
    1289816
  • Title

    Defending against Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities

  • Author

    Padmanabhuni, Bindu Madhavi ; Tan, Hee Beng Kuan

  • Author_Institution
    Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    buffer storage; program diagnostics; security of data; buffer overflow protection; defensive approaches; hardware modification; security threat; static analysis; vulnerability; Buffer overflow; Computer security; Encoding; Security; Buffer overflow; Computer security; Vulnerabilities;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2011.229
  • Filename
    5975132