Building Secure Defenses Against Code-Reuse Attacks

ISBN-13: 9783319255446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 74 str.

Lucas Davi; Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi

Opis

This book provides an in-depth look at return-oriented programming attacks. It explores several conventional return-oriented programming attacks and analyzes the effectiveness of defense techniques including address space layout randomization (ASLR) and the control-flow restrictions implemented in security watchdogs such as Microsoft EMET. Chapters also explain the principle of control-flow integrity (CFI), highlight the benefits of CFI and discuss its current weaknesses. Several improved and sophisticated return-oriented programming attack techniques such as just-in-time return-oriented programming are presented. Building Secure Defenses against Code-Reuse Attacks is an excellent reference tool for researchers, programmers and professionals working in the security field. It provides advanced-level students studying computer science with a comprehensive overview and clear understanding of important runtime attacks.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Background and Evolution of Code-Reuse Attacks.- Building Control-Flow Integrity Defenses.- Building Code Randomization Defenses.- Discussion and Conclusion.