From: Jason Areff (hailtheczargmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2007 - 09:12:39 CDT

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On 4/2/07, Larry Seltzer <Larrylarryseltzer.com> wrote:
>
> AS> A much simpler solution is to use heap spraying (which works fine on
>
> AS> Vista) for systems that don't have DEP enabled.
> TZ> Are we talking Sofware DEP or Hardware enforce DEP ?
>
> Heap spraying implies running code in the heap,

Actually, um.. no.. it doesn't

which any DEP should
> block. There are all kinds of software techniques that would detect heap
> spraying. I'm sure any HIPS would block it.

Most likely not with regard to sotirov's new heap library stuff.

Larry Seltzer
> eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
> http://security.eweek.com/
> http://blog.eweek.com/blogs/larry%5Fseltzer/
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larryseltzerziffdavis.com

How do you get to be in that position? Lot's of buzzword-tossing I'd have to
guess.

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