Research on Principle and Defense of Buffer Overflow Attacks
Jianchun Jiang · Jisuanji yingyong yanjiu · 2005
The buffer overflow attacks have been the most common form in the network attacks and become a predominant problem in the system and network security area. After the principle of the buffer overflow attack is explained, this paper analyzes the causes leading to the attacks. Then the usual attack types the attackers often exploit are presented. Last, the common measures to defend these attacks and my own idea about the solution of this problem by modifying the compiler and the relevant functions of the system are given.