Q. How are parameters passed in cdecl functions?

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Q. What is the disadvantage of the optimization chosen by the compiler for unwinding function parameters?

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Q. Why does the function end up using a bit more stack space?

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Q. Which type of threads in Windows have a very limited stack space?

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Q. What is the disadvantage of the function's stack unwinding approach from the program's perspective?

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Q. Why is it important to ensure that the code that’s accessing a large block of stack space is properly aware of its size?

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Q. What are intrinsic implementations?

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Q. Why are string-manipulation routines historically a reason for vulnerabilities?

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Q. What is the aim of using automatic, compiler-generated stack checking?

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Q. How does automatic, compiler-generated stack checking work?

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Q. What is the purpose of the cookie used in stack checking?

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Q. Why does the cookie used in stack checking need to be a random number?

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Q. How does the use of a pseudorandom number as a cookie prevent an attacker from fooling the cookie verification code?

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Q. What is stack checking?

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Q. How does stack checking work?

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Q. Why must the cookie be a random number in stack checking?

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Q. Can stack checking completely eliminate the problem of buffer overflow bugs?

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Q. How can an attacker defeat stack checking?

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Q. What is nonexecutable memory?

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Q. Which processors provide support for nonexecutable memory?

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