research article
Buffer overlow vulnerabilities in CUDA: a preliminary analysis
We present a preliminary study of buffer overflow vulnerabilities in CUDA software running on GPUs. We show how an attacker can overrun a buffer to corrupt sensitive data or steer the execution flow by overwriting function pointers, e.g., manipulating the virtual table of a C++ object. In view of a potential mass market diffusion of GPU accelerated software this may be a major concern.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000374672400005
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Date Issued
2015
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Published in
Start page
1
End page
8
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Editorial or Peer reviewed
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EPFL
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December 9, 2015
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