Buffer
Overflow Causes. ©2002, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Susan L. Gerhart, Jan G.
Hogle.
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About this Project
This presentation is part of
a larger package of materials on buffer overflow vulnerabilities, defenses, and
software practices.
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Also available
are:
•Demonstrations of how buffer
overflows occur (Java applets)
•PowerPoint lecture-style
presentations on an introduction to buffer overflows, preventing buffer overflows (for C programmers), and a case study of Code
Red
•Checklists and Points to
Remember for C Programmers
•An interactive module and
quiz set with alternative paths for journalists/analysts and IT managers as well as programmers and testers
•A scavenger hunt on
implications of the buffer overflow vulnerability
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