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return-to-libc attack

computer security attack in which a subroutine return address on a call stack is replaced by an address of a subroutine already present in executable memory, bypassing the no-execute bit
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return-to-libc attack

Summary

return-to-libc attack ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • C standard library is named after return-to-libc attack[2].
  • return-to-libc attack's subclass of is recorded as exploit[3].
  • return-to-libc attack's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gmxj[4].
  • return-to-libc attack's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2775906042[5].

Why It Matters

return-to-libc attack ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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