MICROARCHITECTURAL PROTECTION AGAINST STACK-BASED BUFFER OVERFLOW ATTACKS

摘要

ALTHOUGH RESEARCHERS HAVE PROPOSED SEVERAL SOFTWARE APPROACHES TO PREVENTING BUFFER OVERFLOW ATTACKS, ADVERSARIES STILL EXTENSIVELY EXPLOIT THIS VULNERABILITY. A MICROARCHITECTURE-BASED, SOFTWARE-TRANSPARENT MECHANISM OFFERS PROTECTION AGAINST STACK-BASED BUFFER OVERFLOW ATTACKS WITH MODERATE HARDWARE COST AND NEGLIGIBLE PERFORMANCE OVERHEAD.