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C/C++ Security

Course Description

Writing secure code in C/C++ is far from trivial. This course introduces the complexity of working with the C/C++ family of languages, especially from a security perspective. Learn about major security flaws that can lead to insecure programs and how to combat them. Lesson topics include string handling, memory management, integer overflow and wrapping, format string attacks, and more.

Learning Objectives

Identify use cases where C/C++ is widely used
Apply new best practices for safely manipulating strings
Identify unsafe memory handling practices
Apply mitigation techniques to common integer mishandling
Understand issues with concurrency and parallelism
Describe best practices for access controls

Details

Delivery Format : eLearning

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Level: Advanced

Intended Audience:

Architects
Back-End Developers
Front-End Developers
QA Engineers

Prerequisites:

Course Outline

Introduction

Brief History of C/C
Problems Facing C
Legacy Code
Undefined Behavior

String Handling

Representation of Strings
Improperly Bounded String Copies
Off by One Errors
Null Termination Errors
Truncation Issues

Memory Management

Initialization Issues
Failing to Check Return Values
Writing to Freed Memory
Dereferencing NULL Pointers
Double Free
Memory Leaks
Zero Length Allocations
C++ Memory Management

Integers

Wraparound Issues
Truncation Errors

Format String Attacks

Crashing Programs
Reading From the Stack
Reading From Arbitrary Memory Addresses
Buffer Overflows
Writing to Arbitrary Memory Addresses

Concurrency

Race Conditions
Value Corruption
Volatile Objects
Deadlock

File I/O

Access Control Overview
Access Control: Elevated Privileges
Access Control Example: Elevating Privileges
Temporarily Dropping Privileges
Permanently Dropping Privileges
Directory Traversal
Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU)

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