Visible to the public Monitoring Translation Lookahead Buffers to Detect Code Injection Attacks

TitleMonitoring Translation Lookahead Buffers to Detect Code Injection Attacks
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsYoungjung Ahn, Yongsuk Lee, Jin-Young Choi, Gyungho Lee, Dongkyun Ahn
JournalComputer
Volume47
Pagination66-72
Date PublishedJuly
ISSN0018-9162
Keywordsblocks malicious injected code activation, Buffer storage, Code injection, code injection attack detection, Computer crime, data execution prevention, Decision support systems, external I/O operations, hackers, Handheld computers, invasive software, legitimate code injection attack, memory pages identification, security, system monitoring, TLB, translation lookahead buffers monitoring
Abstract

By identifying memory pages that external I/O operations have modified, a proposed scheme blocks malicious injected code activation, accurately distinguishing an attack from legitimate code injection with negligible performance impact and no changes to the user application.

DOI10.1109/MC.2013.228
Citation Key6560060