Davi, Lucas.

Building Secure Defenses Against Code-Reuse Attacks / by Lucas Davi, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi. - 1st ed. 2015. - 1 online resource - SpringerBriefs in Computer Science, 2191-5768 .

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

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.

9783319255460

10.1007/978-3-319-25546-0 doi


Computer security.
Computer science.
Information systems.
Systems and Data Security.
Programming Techniques.
Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.
Information Systems and Communication Service.

QA76.9.A25