At the time of discovery in early November, IBM products were already providing customers with preemptive protection for this threat through its Buffer Overflow Exploit Prevention (BOEP) solution and through its protocol analysis module (PAM), the core engine that powers IBM Internet Security Systems intrusion prevention and detection technologies.
What does BOEP stand for?
BOEP stands for Buffer Overflow Exploit Prevention
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Proventia Desktop currently offers the combined functionality of personal firewall, intrusion prevention, buffer overflow exploit prevention, application and communications protection and virus prevention technologies.
According to the company, before the vulnerability was announced, customers of ISS' host-based security products were shielded from it by the company's buffer overflow exploit prevention technology.