Context-sensitive taint analysis
US8739280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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