Building Secure Defenses Against Code-Reuse Attacks

• Main Authors: Davi, Lucas (Author), Sadeghi, Ahmad-Reza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer programming.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Computer security.; Computers.; Computer Science.; Systems and Data Security.; Programming Techniques.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

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 s...