Software Vulnerability Guide focuses on the origin of most software vulnerabilities, including bugs in the underlying software used to develop IT infrastructure and the Internet. For each of the 30 vulnerabilities common software displays the author provides a summary, a description of how vulnerabilities occur, and examples of how the famous have been used. Tips on how to find and fix vulnerabilities in the software are also provided along with a piece of source code, comments, tools, and techniques that are easy to read sidebars. KEY FEATURES * Includes coding examples in various languages, including C, C + +, Java, VB,. NET, scripting languages, and more * Provides tips to uncover vulnerabilities in various systems, including what might look like in code, and how the offending code can be improved * Covers the vulnerability of such possible default or weak passwords, cookie poisoning, exchanging sensitive data in plain text, leaving things in memory, and format string attack * Includes a CD-ROM with all source code, as well as the freeware / shareware widely discussed in the book