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Spring 2022
Mar 29, 2024
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CSCI 1650 - Software Security and Exploitation
CSCI 1650 covers software exploitation techniques and state-of-the-art mechanisms for hardening software. The course begins with a summary of prevalent software defects, typically found in applications written in memory unsafe languages, like C/C++, and proceeds with studying traditional and modern exploitation techniques, ranging from classical code injection and code reuse up to the latest goodies (e.g., JIT-ROP). For the most part, it focuses on defenses against certain vulnerability classes and the way(s) to bypass them. Students will be introduced to advanced software exploitation techniques and countermeasures, and study (in depth) the boundaries and effectiveness of standard hardening mechanisms, such as address space randomization and stack and heap protections.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Discussion Section/Conference, Primary Meeting

Computer Science Department

Prerequisites:
Undergraduate level CSCI 0330 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 1670 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 0300 Minimum Grade of S

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