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Context-sensitive taint analysis

US8739280B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2011
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/554
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A taint processing applied to a tainted value of an application is identified and an output context of the application associated with output of the tainted value is determined. It is determined whether the taint processing is effective in mitigating a security vulnerability caused by the tainted value for the output context.

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