ASLR on the Line: Practical Cache Attacks on the MMU
ASLR на линии: практические кеш-атаки на MMU
2017-01-01
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Author(s): Ben Gras, Kaveh Razavi, Erik Bosman, Herbert Box, Cristiano Giuffrida Download: Paper (PDF) Date: 27 Feb 2017 Document Type: Reports Additional Documents: Video Associated Event: NDSS Symposium 2017 Abstract: Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is an important first line of defense against memory corruption attacks and a building block for many modern countermeasures. Existing attacks against ASLR … Continued
Key Findings
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It targets ASLR, characterized as a foundational defense against memory-corruption attacks and a component of modern security countermeasures.
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The abstract indicates that existing ASLR attacks are insufficiently comprehensive, motivating a practical attack analysis focused on the MMU.
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The paper investigates practical cache-based attacks against the memory management unit (MMU) that undermine address space layout randomization (ASLR).
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The work presents attacks demonstrating that MMU-related cache behavior can expose information relevant to defeating ASLR.
Research Object
address space layout randomization (ASLR) on systems using a memory management unit (MMU)
Research Subject
practical cache-based attacks that bypass or undermine ASLR
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