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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zohar Basil, Rehovot, IL;
Amit Klein, Herzliya, IL;
Ron Peleg, Kfar Bilu, IL;
Shmuel Regev, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/566 (2013.01); G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
Detecting heap spraying on a computer by determining that values of characteristics of a plurality of requests to allocate portions of heap memory are consistent with benchmark values of the characteristics, wherein the benchmark values of the characteristics are associated with heap spraying; and performing a computer-security-related remediation action responsive to determining that the values of the characteristics are consistent with the benchmark values of the characteristics.