The C++ spec doesn't mandate a specific location for the vtable pointer in structs/classes with virtual functions, but it must be consistent for a compiler/architecture.<BR><BR>We're writing a ...

the compiler creates a pointer as a data member of the class containing the address of VTABLE of the derived class. A similar concept of Late and Early Binding is used as in the above example. For the ...

Vtable- c++ uses a special form of a runtime method binding to implement virtual functions which is called virtual table. virtual table is a table of functions used to accomplish function calls in a ...

NoVT is a compiler-based defense against vtable hijacking in C++ programs. NoVT replaces vtables with a switch-case construct that is inherently control-flow safe, thus preserving control flow ...

The vast majority of nowadays remote code execution attacks target virtual function tables (vtables). Attackers hijack vtable pointers to change the control flow of a vulnerable program to their will, ...

The whole premise of this is wrong. the final keyword has no run-time performance impact and no effect on the vtable. Look at a simple example, make class with one method, call it X, and look at ...