Secure Coding in C and C++

Chapter 1:  Running with Scissors

1.1  Gauging the Threat

1.2  Security Concepts

1.3  C and C++

1.4  Development Platforms

1.5  Summary

1.6  Further Reading

Chapter 2:  Strings

2.1  Character Strings

2.2  Common String Manipulation Errors

2.3  String Vulnerabilities and Exploits

2.4  Mitigation Strategies for Strings

2.5  String-Handling Functions

2.6  Runtime Protection Strategies

Chapter 3:  Pointer Subterfuge

3.1  Data Locations

3.2  Function Pointers

3.3  Data Pointers

 3.4  Modifying the Instruction Pointer

3.5  Global Offset Table

3.6  The .dtors Section

3.7  Virtual Pointers

3.8  The atexit() and on_exit() Functions

3.9  The longjmp() Function

3.10  Exception Handling

3.11  Mitigation Strategies

3.12  Summary

3.13  Further Reading

Chapter 4:  Dynamic Memory Management

4.1  C Memory Management

4.2  Common C Memory Management Errors

4.3  C++ Dynamic Memory Management

4.4  Common C++ Memory Management Errors

4.5  Improperly Paired Memory Management Functions

4.6  Memory Managers

4.7  Doug Lea’s Memory Allocator

4.8  Double-Free Vulnerabilities

4.9  Mitigation Strategies

4.10  Notable Vulnerabilities

4.11  Summary

Chapter 5:  Integer Security

5.1  Introduction to Integer Security

5.2  Integer Data Types

5.3  Integer Conversions

5.4  Integer Operations

5.5  Integer Vulnerabilities

5.6  Mitigation Strategies

5.7  Summary

Chapter 6:  Formatted Output

6.1  Variadic Functions

6.2  Formatted Output Functions

6.3  Exploiting Formatted Output Functions

6.4  Stack Randomization

6.5  Mitigation Strategies

6.6  Notable Vulnerabilities

6.7  Summary

6.8 Further Reading

Chapter 7:  Concurrency

7.1  Introduction

7.2  Performance Goals

7.3  Concurrency Pitfalls

7.4  Concurrency Mitigations

7.5  Concurrency in C and C++

7.6  Concurrency Vulnerabilities

Chapter 8:  File I/O

8.1  File I/O Basics

8.2  File I/O Interfaces

8.3  Access Control

8.4  File Identification

8.5  Race Conditions

8.6  Mitigation Strategies

8.7  Summary

Chapter 9:  Recommended Practices

9.1  The Security Development Lifecycle

9.2  Security Training

9.3  Requirements

9.4  Design

9.5  Implementation

9.6  Verification

9.7  Summary

9.8  Further Reading

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