Patents by Inventor Michael Harbison

Michael Harbison 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).

  • Return address validation watchdog to discover ROP chains in exploits engineering cloud delivered security services (CDSS)
    Patent number: 12380212
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting Return Oriented Programming (ROP) exploits. The method includes (i) intercepting, by one or more processors, a memory attribute change function for a sample; (ii) determining if a return address is associated with a shellcode address, and (iii) in response to determining that the return address is associated with the shellcode address, determining that the sample is an ROP exploit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Yan, Edouard Bochin, Bo Qu, Zhibin Zhang, Michael Harbison
  • RETURN ADDRESS VALIDATION WATCHDOG TO DISCOVER ROP CHAINS IN EXPLOITS ENGINEERING CLOUD DELIVERED SECURITY SERVICES (CDSS)
    Publication number: 20240311479
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting Return Oriented Programming (ROP) exploits. The method includes (i) intercepting, by one or more processors, a memory attribute change function for a sample; (ii) determining if a return address is associated with a shellcode address, and (iii) in response to determining that the return address is associated with the shellcode address, determining that the sample is an ROP exploit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Yan, Edouard Bochin, Bo Qu, Zhibin Zhang, Michael Harbison