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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.

Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 44; no. 11; p. 53
Main Authors: Padmanabhuni, Bindu, Tan, Hee Beng Kuan
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Nov2011
Subjects:
Computer security
Buffer storage (Computer science)
Computer crimes
Computer hacking
Coding theory
Source code
Data protection
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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.