An analysis of Microsoft Windows Vista’s ASLR

Stack overflow on Windows Vista

In this article we will analyze the ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) that has been added to Windows Vista beta 2 and we will see through an example how it is possible to bypass the ASLR to exploit stack overflows on Windows Vista.

Stack overflow on Windows XP SP2

In this article we will see the different protection mechanisms added by Microsoft 
in windows XP SP2 to prevent stack overflow exploitation.

Linux_2.6.x_vsyscalls

Advisory - Linux 2.6.x vsyscalls may be used as powerful attack vectors.

[April 13 2005] Keywords: RORIV (ret-onto-ret-into-vsyscalls)
	 	 	  ROJIV (ret-onto-jmp-into-vsyscalls)

Original paper may be found at:
http://www.sysdream.com/
http://www.lse.epita.fr/publications.php