A Theory of Secure Control-Flow

  • Martin Abadi ,
  • Mihai Budiu ,
  • Úlfar Erlingsson ,
  • Jay Ligatti

MSR-TR-2005-17 |

International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods (ICFEM)

公開日

BibTexをダウンロード

Control-Flow Integrity (CFI) means that the execution of a program dynamically follows only certain paths, in accordance with a static policy. CFI can prevent attacks that, by exploiting buffer overflows and other vulnerabilities, attempt to control program behavior. This paper develops the basic theory that underlies two practical techniques for CFI enforcement, with precise formulations of hypotheses and guarantees.