As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition
• Technical Note
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6572048.v1Subjects
Abstract
Integers represent a growing and underestimated source of vulnerabilities in C and C++ programs. This report presents the as-if infinitely ranged (AIR) integer model that provides a largely automated mechanism for eliminating integer overflow and truncation and other integral exceptional conditions. The AIR integer model either produces a value equivalent to that obtained using infinitely ranged integers or results in a runtime-constraint violation. Instrumented fuzz testing of libraries that have been compiled using a prototype AIR integer compiler has been effective in discovering vulnerabilities in software with low false positive and false negative rates. Furthermore, the runtime overhead of the AIR integer model is low enough for typical applications to enable it in deployed systems for additional runtime protection.
Prototype
GCC 4.5.0
Part of a Collection
Secure Coding Tools and Advancements Publications
Cite This Technical Note
Dannenberg, R., Dormann, W., Keaton, D., Plum, T., Seacord, R., Svoboda, D., Volkovitsky, A., & Wilson, T. (2010, April 1). As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition. (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008). Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572048.v1.
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Dannenberg, Roger, William Dormann, David Keaton, Thomas Plum, Robert Seacord, David Svoboda, Alex Volkovitsky, and Timothy Wilson. "As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition." (CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572048.v1.
R. Dannenberg, W. Dormann, D. Keaton, T. Plum, R. Seacord, D. Svoboda, A. Volkovitsky, and T. Wilson, "As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008, 1-Apr-2010 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572048.v1. [Accessed: 16-Apr-2024].
Dannenberg, Roger, William Dormann, David Keaton, Thomas Plum, Robert Seacord, David Svoboda, Alex Volkovitsky, and Timothy Wilson. "As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition." (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572048.v1. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Dannenberg, Roger; Dormann, William; Keaton, David; Plum, Thomas; Seacord, Robert; Svoboda, David; Volkovitsky, Alex; & Wilson, Timothy. As-If Infinitely Ranged Integer Model, Second Edition. CMU/SEI-2010-TN-008. Software Engineering Institute. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572048.v1