System and method for automated remedying of security vulnerabilities
US9824223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/145
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a binary patching system for alleviating security vulnerabilities in a binary representation of a software application, a binary code portion determined to be associated with a security vulnerability is replaced with a replacement binary code that can avoid such vulnerability without substantially changing the functionality of the code portion that was replaced. The replacement binary code can be selected based on properties and/or context of the code portion to be replaced.
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