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Here we discuss known methods to exploit common security vulnerabilities in programs. The focus of software security (versus, e.g., security software) is exploitable software implementation errors and design flaws; this may be combined with abuse of a system’s architectural features and functionality.
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van Oorschot, P.C. (2020). Software Security—Exploits and Privilege Escalation. In: Computer Security and the Internet. Information Security and Cryptography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33649-3_6
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