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Fixing security vulnerability in a source code

US8819637B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Aharon Abadi · Netanya, IL
Yishai Feldman · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Ran Ettinger · Nes Ziona, IL
Jonathan Bnayahu · Haifa, IL
Omer Tripp · Herzliya, IL
Yinnon A. Haviv · Kalanswa, IL
Adi Sharabani · Ramat Gan, IL
Omri Weisman · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2010
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/563
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method for automatically fixing a security vulnerability in a source code. The method includes obtaining identification of a code block that includes a code that sends tainted data to a corresponding sink code in the source code and automatically fixing the vulnerability by automatically performing code modification which is selected from the group of code modifications consisting of: code motion and code duplication.

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