Secure Programming with C

Table of contents

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to C
   1. Course Overview
   2. Improving C Application Security
   3. Developing Your First C Program
   4. Identifying Common C Weaknesses
2. Chapter 2: Preventing Buffer Overflows, Stack-Smashing, and Return-Oriented Programming Attacks
   1. Memory Allocation and the Stack
   2. Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
   3. Introduction to ROP
3. Chapter 3: Correctly Using Formatted Output Functions Without Introducing Format-String Vulnerabilities
   1. Introduction to Format String Specifiers
   2. Format String Vulnerabilities
4. Chapter 4: Securely Using Different Variable Types
   1. Introduction to Variable Types and Typecasting
   2. Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
   3. Integer Underflow Vulnerabilities
5. Chapter 5: Understanding Issues with Pointers
   1. Introduction to Pointers
   2. Potential Pointer Problems
   3. Null Pointer Dereference
   4. Misuse of Freed Pointers
6. Chapter 6: Performing Secure I/O and Avoiding File System Vulnerabilities
   1. Managing User Input
   2. Securely Performing I/O