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code cave

code cave noun: a sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by a hacker.

Noun

code cave (plural code caves)

  1. A sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by a hacker.
    • Once a code cave is created, you can execute it using either thread injection or thread hijacking.2016, Nick Cano, Game Hacking: Developing Autonomous Bots for Online Games
    • In ELF executables, there aren't a whole lot of code caves (such as in the PE format), so you are not likely to be able to shove more than just a meager amount of shellcode into existing code slots […]2016, Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill, Learning Linux Binary Analysis (page 97)

Forms of code cave

pluralcode caves

Questions about code cave

What does code cave mean?
Code cave means a sequence of null bytes in a process's memory, offering the capacity for the injection of custom instructions by a hacker.
What part of speech is code cave?
Code cave is a noun.
What is the plural of code cave?
The plural of code cave is code caves.

Words near code cave in the dictionary

  1. code blue
  2. code blues
  3. code brown
  4. code browns
  5. code cart
  6. code cave
  7. code caves
  8. code completion
  9. code completions
  10. code coverage
  11. code duello

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