2 papers
cs.CR2026
WATSON: Leveraging Data Watchpoints for Shadow Stack Protection on Embedded Systems
Xi Tan, Sagar Mohan, Ziming Zhao
Embedded and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices play a critical role in modern life. Their software and firmware, often developed in memory-unsafe languages like C, are susceptible t…
cs.CR2025
"We just did not have that on the embedded system": Insights and Challenges for Securing Microcontroller Systems from the Embedded CTF Competitions
Zheyuan Ma, Gaoxiang Liu, Alex Eastman +6
Microcontroller systems are integral to our daily lives, powering mission-critical applications such as vehicles, medical devices, and industrial control systems. Therefore, it is…