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Buffer overflow detection in DEVS simulation using canaries

This paper addresses buffer overflows (BOFs) in simulations written in the C/C++ language, which could be exploited by attackers to pollute simulation results. The paper then presents a BOF detection method for Discrete Event System Specification, in which canaries placed after buffers are used to detect BOFs. A concept-of-proof of the proposed method that uses a custom preprocessor has been implemented and shows that BOFs can be detected with minimal modifications.