Title :
Countering network worms through automatic patch generation
Author :
Sidiroglou, S. ; Keromytis, Angelos
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., USA
Abstract :
To counter zero-day worms that exploit software flaws such as buffer overflows, this end-point architecture uses source code transformations to automatically create and test software patches for vulnerable segments of targeted applications.
Keywords :
buffer storage; invasive software; source coding; telecommunication security; automatic patch generation; buffer overflow; end-point architecture; network worm; software flaws; source code transformation; Application software; Buffer overflow; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Filtering; Instruments; Production; Protocols; Testing; Web server; Worms; buffer overflows; honeypots; memory protection; process sandboxing; software patching; viruses;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2005.144
