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The most frequent programming mistakes that cause software vulnerabilities

Year: 2019

Type: preprint

Abstract: All computer programs have flaws, some of which can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to computer systems. We conducted a field study on publicly reported vulnerabilities affecting three open source software projects in widespread use. This paper highlights the main observations and conclusions from the field data collected in the study.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1912.01948

Authors: Barbosa, Raul, Cerveira, Frederico, Goncalo, Luis, Madeira, Henrique

Language: English

Topic: Web Application Security Vulnerabilities

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2992409591

Cites: 1

Cited by: 1

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