# Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in CUDA: a preliminary analysis

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.08546 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1506.08546/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 29 Jun 2015.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We present a preliminary study of buffer overflow vulnerabilities in CUDA software running on GPUs. We show how an attacker can overrun a buffer to corrupt sensitive data or steer the execution flow by overwriting function pointers, e.g., manipulating the virtual table of a C++ object. In view of a potential mass market diffusion of GPU accelerated software this may be a major concern.