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Re: Libsafe Protecting Critical Elements of Stacks


From: allbery () ECE CMU EDU (Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH)
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:02:00 -0400


Crispin Cowan <crispin () WIREX COM> wrote:
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The BRW method is a pseudo-compiler that can transform binaries into
"safe" programs by transforming the binary.  It copies program onto the
heap, inserting checks as it goes.  The copy-to-the-heap is to make
space for the additional checks.  I really like the BRW method, and hope
it becomes available.

AFAIK binary rewriting is covered by a patent owned by Rational Software
(via purchase of Pure) and therefore cannot be released.

brandon s. allbery
system administrator, ece
carnegie mellon university


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