Hi,
I'm a student at Oregon Graduate Institute
and am currently working on a project
involving Mozilla.
I need to modify some Mozilla source code
(for project purposes, not for distribution
of anykind) to enable it to handle plug-ins
compiled using StackGuard.
Stackguard is a gcc compiler enhancement to protect
programs against stack smashing attacks. The
Stackguard code generator produces programs that
defend themselves against stack smashing attack by doing
integrity checks on the stack PRIOR to returning
from function calls. It does this by inserting canary
word before the return address in a stack frame.
Since Mozilla employs a custom interface for plug-ins,
it won't be able to recognize stack frames with
such a canary word inserted.
I need to change some code in Mozilla so that it
can recognze plug-ins compiled using StackGuard.
I've browsed through the Mozilla code for almost
2 weeks now but still can't pinpoint where I should
begin.
I am wondering if you can help me know where to
start.
I really am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you very much.
Leslie Ann Ong
