Defenses

Abstract

This is the fourth in a series of activities designed to teach students about stack smashing attacks and defenses. This specific activity teaches students about selected defenses that can be used against a stack smashing attack, after students have completed the first three activities that teach them about Buffer Overflows in C, Process Memory Layout, and Stack Smashing.

Level: Undergraduate
Setting: Classroom
Activity Type: Learning Cycle

Discipline: Computer Science
Course: Cybersecurity
Keywords: strings, buffer overflow, stack smashing, process memory, strncpy(), strcpy(), stack canary, ASLR