Patents by Inventor Julian T. Dolby

Julian T. Dolby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VULNERABILITIES AND BUGS IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20080184208
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for detecting vulnerabilities and bugs in software applications. One embodiment of a method for detecting a vulnerability in a computer software application comprising a plurality of variables that have respective values and include data and functions includes detecting at least one piece of data that is tainted, tracking the propagation of the tainted data through the software application, and identifying functions that are security sensitive and that are reached by the tainted data its the propagation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: VUGRANAM C. SREEDHAR, Gabriela F. Cretu, Julian T. Dolby