Title :
Defending against Buffer-Overflow Vulnerabilities
Author :
Padmanabhuni, Bindu Madhavi ; Tan, Hee Beng Kuan
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
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;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2011.229
