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Addison-Wesley
Addison-Wesley is a publisher of textbooks and computer literature.
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Address space layout randomization
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a computer security technique involved in preventing exploitation of memory corruption vulnerabilities.
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Blaster (computer worm)
Blaster Worm (also known as Lovsan, Lovesan or MSBlast) is a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000, during August 2003.
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Buffer overflow
In information security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomaly where a program, while writing data to a buffer, overruns the buffer's boundary and overwrites adjacent memory locations.
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C string handling
The C programming language has a set of functions implementing operations on strings (character strings and byte strings) in its standard library.
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Call stack
In computer science, a call stack is a stack data structure that stores information about the active subroutines of a computer program.
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Computer memory
In computing, memory refers to the computer hardware integrated circuits that store information for immediate use in a computer; it is synonymous with the term "primary storage".
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Computer security
Cybersecurity, computer security or IT security is the protection of computer systems from theft of or damage to their hardware, software or electronic data, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
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Control-flow integrity
Control-flow integrity (CFI) is a general term for computer security techniques which prevent a wide variety of malware attacks from redirecting the flow of execution of a program.
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Distributed Component Object Model
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is a proprietary Microsoft technology for communication between software components on networked computers.
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Exec Shield
Exec Shield is a project started at Red Hat, Inc in late 2002 with the aim of reducing the risk of worm or other automated remote attacks on Linux systems.
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Executable space protection
In computer security, executable-space protection marks memory regions as non-executable, such that an attempt to execute machine code in these regions will cause an exception.
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Exploit (computer security)
An exploit (from the English verb to exploit, meaning "to use something to one’s own advantage") is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or a sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer software, hardware, or something electronic (usually computerized).
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Finger protocol
In computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented status and user information.
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Grsecurity
grsecurity is a set of patches for the Linux kernel which emphasize security enhancements.
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Heap overflow
A heap overflow or heap overrun is a type of buffer overflow that occurs in the heap data area.
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IBM Internet Security Systems
IBM Internet Security Systems, formerly Internet Security Systems, and often known simply as ISS or ISSX (after its former NASDAQ ticker symbol) is a security software provider founded in 1994.
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Integer overflow
In computer programming, an integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation attempts to create a numeric value that is outside of the range that can be represented with a given number of bits – either larger than the maximum or lower than the minimum representable value.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation (abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
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Mod (video gaming)
A mod (short for "modification") is an alteration that changes some aspects or one aspect of a video game, such as how it looks or behaves.
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Morris worm
The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, was one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet.
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NX bit
The NX bit (no-execute) is a technology used in CPUs to segregate areas of memory for use by either storage of processor instructions (code) or for storage of data, a feature normally only found in Harvard architecture processors.
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PaX
PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for memory pages.
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Phrack
Phrack is an ezine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985.
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Reduced instruction set computer
A reduced instruction set computer, or RISC (pronounced 'risk'), is one whose instruction set architecture (ISA) allows it to have fewer cycles per instruction (CPI) than a complex instruction set computer (CISC).
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Return-oriented programming
Return-oriented programming (ROP) is a computer security exploit technique that allows an attacker to execute code in the presence of security defenses such as executable space protection and code signing.
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Return-to-libc attack
A "return-to-libc" attack is a computer security attack usually starting with a buffer overflow in which a subroutine return address on a call stack is replaced by an address of a subroutine that is already present in the process’ executable memory, bypassing the NX bit feature (if present) and ridding the attacker of the need to inject their own code.
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Security hacker
A security hacker is someone who seeks to breach defenses and exploit weaknesses in a computer system or network.
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Security-Enhanced Linux
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including United States Department of Defense–style mandatory access controls (MAC).
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Setuid
setuid and setgid (short for "set user ID upon execution" and "set group ID upon execution", respectively) are Unix access rights flags that allow users to run an executable with the permissions of the executable's owner or group respectively and to change behaviour in directories.
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Shellcode
In hacking, a shellcode is a small piece of code used as the payload in the exploitation of a software vulnerability.
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SQL Slammer
SQL Slammer is a 2003 computer worm that caused a denial of service on some Internet hosts and dramatically slowed down general Internet traffic.
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Stack overflow
In software, a stack overflow occurs if the call stack pointer exceeds the stack bound.
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Storage violation
In computing a storage violation is a hardware or software fault that occurs when a task attempts to access an area of computer storage which it is not permitted to access.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
is a crossover fighting game, the third installment in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, developed by Sora Ltd. and Game Arts and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.
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Superuser
In computing, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration.
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii and GameCube home video game consoles.
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Uncontrolled format string
Uncontrolled format string is a type of software vulnerability discovered around 1989 that can be used in security exploits.
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United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is an organization within the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD).
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Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
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Vulnerability (computing)
In computer security, a vulnerability is a weakness which can be exploited by a Threat Actor, such as an attacker, to perform unauthorized actions within a computer system.
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Web server
Web server refers to server software, or hardware dedicated to running said software, that can serve contents to the World Wide Web.
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Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006.
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Witty (computer worm)
The Witty worm is a computer worm that attacks the firewall and other computer security products written by a particular company, Internet Security Systems (ISS) now IBM Internet Security Systems.
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W^X
W^X ("Write XOR Execute"; spoken as W xor X) is a security feature in operating systems and virtual machines.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_buffer_overflow
