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Everything about Virtual machine escape
Method of compromising a host OS though the VM
In computer security, virtual machine escape is the process of a program breaking out of the virtual machine (VM) on which it is running and interacting with the host operating system. In theory, a virtual machine is a "completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system", but this is not always the case in practice. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Virtual machine escapeA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: 3DO Games SecretsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: An Access Control Model for Preventing Virtual Machine Escape AttackCited 22 times
- Go sideways: Comparison of platform virtualization softwareA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Second Level Address TranslationA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
An Access Control Model for Preventing Virtual Machine Escape Attack
Study room time machine: Creating a virtual library escape game during COVID
Virtual Machine Escape in Cloud Computing Services
PC Based Escape Analysis in the Java Virtual Machine
Escape technique of AVM2 virtual machine based on verification deception
Elevated Penetration Attack Models of Virtual Machine Escape Based on FSM
Eliminating object reference checks by escape analysis on real-time Java virtual machine
đź“š Books worth reading
3DO Games SecretsZach Meston, J. Douglas Arnold · 1996
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