Method and system for detecting race condition...

Details Method and system for detecting race condition... Method and system for detecting race condition...

2008-07-08

2008-07-08

Kiss, Eric B (Department: 2192)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C717S125000, C726S025000

Reexamination Certificate

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07398516

ABSTRACT:
A method and system of detecting vulnerabilities in source code. Source code is parsed into an intermediate representation. Models are derived for the code and the models are then analyzed in conjunction with pre-specified rules about the routines to determine if the routines posses one or more of pre-selected vulnerabilities.

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