code cave
Noun
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Noun
code cave (plural code caves)
- (programming) A sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by an attacker.
- 2016, Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill, Learning Linux Binary Analysis (page 97)
- In ELF executables, there aren't a whole lot of code caves (such as in the PE format), so you are not likely to be able to shove more than just a meager amount of shellcode into existing code slots […]
- 2016, Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill, Learning Linux Binary Analysis (page 97)
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