Secure programming with static analysis

• Authors: Brian Chess;Jacob West
• Venue: Secure programming with static analysis
• Year: 2007

The First Expert Guide to Static Analysis for Software Security!Creating secure code requires more than just good intentions. Programmers need to know that their code will be safe in an almost infinite number of scenarios and configurations. Static source code analysis gives users the ability to review their work with a fine-toothed comb and uncover the kinds of errors that lead directly to security vulnerabilities. Now, there's a complete guide to static analysis: how it works, how to integrate it into the software development processes, and how to make the most of it during security code review. Static analysis experts Brian Chess and Jacob West look at the most common types of security defects that occur today. They illustrate main points using Java and C code examples taken from real-world security incidents, showing how coding errors are exploited, how they could have been prevented, and how static analysis can rapidly uncover similar mistakes. This book is for everyone concerned with building more secure software: developers, security engineers, analysts, and testers.Coverage includes:脗 Why conventional bug-catching often misses security problems脗 How static analysis can help programmers get security right脗 The critical attributes and algorithms that make or break a static analysis tool脗 36 techniques for making static analysis more effective on your code脗 More than 70 types of serious security vulnerabilities, with specific solutions脗 Example vulnerabilities from Firefox, OpenSSH, MySpace, eTrade, Apache httpd, and many more脗 Techniques for handling untrusted input脗 Eliminating buffer overflows: tactical and strategic approaches脗 Avoiding errors specific to Web applications, Web services, and Ajax脗 Security-aware logging, debugging, and error/exception handling脗 Creating, maintaining, and sharing secrets and confidential information脗 Detailed tutorials that walk you through the static analysis process“We designed Java so that it could be analyzed statically. This book shows you how to apply advanced static analysis techniques to create more secure, more reliable software.”ï戮聳Bill Joy, Co-founder of Sun Microsystems, co-inventor of the Java programming language“'Secure Programming with Static Analysis' is a great primer on static analysis for security-minded developers and security practitioners. Well-written, easy to read, tells you what you need to know.”ï戮聳David Wagner, Associate Professor, University of California Berkeley“Software developers are the first and best line of defense for the security of their code. This book gives them the security development knowledge and the tools they need in order to eliminate vulnerabilities before they move into the final products that can be exploited.”ï戮聳Howard A. Schmidt, Former White House Cyber Security AdvisorBRIAN CHESS is Founder and Chief Scientist of Fortify Software, where his research focuses on practical methods for creating secure systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from University of California Santa Cruz, where he studied the application of static analysis to finding security-related code defects.JACOB WEST manages Fortify Software's Security Research Group, which is responsible for building security knowledge into Fortify's products. He brings expertise in numerous programming languages, frameworks, and styles together with deep knowledge about how real-world systems fail.CD contains a working demonstration version of Fortify Software's Source Code Analysis (SCA) product; extensive Java and C code samples; and the tutorial chapters from the book in PDF format.Part I: Software Security and Static Analysisï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 1 1ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 The Software Security Problemï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 3 2ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Introduction to Static Analysis 21 3ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Static Analysis as Part of the Code Review Processï戮 ï戮 ï戮 47 4ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Static Analysis Internalsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 71Part II: Pervasive Problemsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 115 5ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Handling Input 117 6ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Buffer Overflowï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 175 7ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Bride of Buffer Overflowï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 235 8ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Errors and Exceptionsï戮 265Part III: Features and Flavorsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 295 9ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Web Applicationsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 297 10ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 XML and Web Servicesï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 349 11ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Privacy and Secretsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 379 12ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Privileged Programsï戮 ï戮 ï戮 421Part IV: Static Analysis in Practiceï戮 457 13ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Source Code Analysis Exercises for Javaï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 459 14ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 Source Code Analysis Exercises for C 503 Epilogueï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 541Referencesï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 ï戮 545Indexï戮 ï戮 559