Events

Multiple Exceptions (user mode) - Modeling Example
Multiple Exceptions (kernel mode)
Multiple Exceptions (managed space)
Multiple Exceptions (stowed)
Dynamic Memory Corruption (process heap)
Dynamic Memory Corruption (kernel pool)
Dynamic Memory Corruption (managed heap)
False Positive Dump
Lateral Damage (general)
Lateral Damage (CPU mode)
Optimized Code (function parameter reuse)
Invalid Pointer (general)
Invalid Pointer (objects)
NULL Pointer (code)
NULL Pointer (data)
Inconsistent Dump
Hidden Exception (user space)
Hidden Exception (kernel space)
Hidden Exception (managed space)
Deadlock (critical sections)
Deadlock (executive resources)
Deadlock (mixed objects, user space)
Deadlock (LPC)
Deadlock (mixed objects, kernel space)
Deadlock (self)
Deadlock (managed space)
Deadlock (.NET Finalizer)
Changed Environment
Incorrect Stack Trace
OMAP Code Optimization
No Component Symbols
Insufficient Memory (committed memory)
Insufficient Memory (handle leak)
Insufficient Memory (kernel pool)
Insufficient Memory (PTE)
Insufficient Memory (module fragmentation)
Insufficient Memory (physical memory)
Insufficient Memory (control blocks)
Insufficient Memory (reserved virtual memory)
Insufficient Memory (session pool)
Insufficient Memory (stack trace database)
Insufficient Memory (region)
Insufficient Memory (stack)
Spiking Thread
Module Variety
Stack Overflow (kernel mode)
Stack Overflow (user mode)
Stack Overflow (software implementation)
Stack Overflow (insufficient memory)
Stack Overflow (managed space)
Managed Code Exception
Managed Code Exception (Scala)
Managed Code Exception (Python)
Truncated Dump
Waiting Thread Time (kernel dumps)
Waiting Thread Time (user dumps)
Memory Leak (process heap) - Modeling Example
Memory Leak (.NET heap)
Memory Leak (page tables)
Memory Leak (I/O completion packets)
Memory Leak (regions)
Missing Thread (user space)
Missing Thread (kernel space)
Unknown Component
Double Free (process heap)
Double Free (kernel pool)
Coincidental Symbolic Information
Stack Trace
Stack Trace (I/O request)
Stack Trace (file system filters)
Stack Trace (database)
Stack Trace (I/O devices)
Virtualized Process (WOW64)
Stack Trace Collection (unmanaged space)
Stack Trace Collection (managed space)
Stack Trace Collection (predicate)
Stack Trace Collection (I/O requests)
Stack Trace Collection (CPUs)
Coupled Processes (strong)
Coupled Processes (weak)
Coupled Processes (semantics)
High Contention (executive resources)
High Contention (critical sections)
High Contention (processors)
High Contention (.NET CLR monitors)
High Contention (.NET heap)
High Contention (sockets)
Accidental Lock
Passive Thread (user space)
Passive System Thread (kernel space)
Main Thread
Busy System
Historical Information
Object Distribution Anomaly (IRP)
Object Distribution Anomaly (.NET heap)
Local Buffer Overflow (user space)
Local Buffer Overflow (kernel space)
Early Crash Dump
Hooked Functions (user space)
Hooked Functions (kernel space)
Hooked Modules
Custom Exception Handler (user space)
Custom Exception Handler (kernel space)
Special Stack Trace
Manual Dump (kernel)
Manual Dump (process)
Wait Chain (general)
Wait Chain (critical sections)
Wait Chain (executive resources)
Wait Chain (thread objects)
Wait Chain (LPC/ALPC)
Wait Chain (process objects)
Wait Chain (RPC)
Wait Chain (window messaging)
Wait Chain (named pipes)
Wait Chain (mutex objects)
Wait Chain (pushlocks)
Wait Chain (CLR monitors)
Wait Chain (RTL_RESOURCE)
Wait Chain (modules)
Wait Chain (nonstandard synchronization)
Wait Chain (C++11, condition variable)
Wait Chain (SRW lock)
Corrupt Dump
Dispatch Level Spin
No Process Dumps
No System Dumps
Suspended Thread
Special Process
Frame Pointer Omission
False Function Parameters
Message Box
Self-Dump
Blocked Thread (software)
Blocked Thread (hardware)
Blocked Thread (timeout)
Zombie Processes
Wild Pointer
Wild Code
Hardware Error
Handle Limit (GDI, kernel space)
Handle Limit (GDI, user space)
Missing Component (general)
Missing Component (static linking, user mode)
Execution Residue (unmanaged space, user)
Execution Residue (unmanaged space, kernel)
Execution Residue (managed space)
Optimized VM Layout
Invalid Handle (general)
Invalid Handle (managed space)
Overaged System
Thread Starvation (realtime priority)
Thread Starvation (normal priority)
Duplicated Module
Not My Version (software)
Not My Version (hardware)
Data Contents Locality
Nested Exceptions (unmanaged code)
Nested Exceptions (managed code)
Affine Thread
Self-Diagnosis (user mode)
Self-Diagnosis (kernel mode)
Self-Diagnosis (registry)
Inline Function Optimization (unmanaged code)
Inline Function Optimization (managed code)
Critical Section Corruption
Lost Opportunity
Young System
Last Error Collection
Hidden Module
Data Alignment (page boundary)
C++ Exception
Divide by Zero (user mode)
Divide by Zero (kernel mode)
Swarm of Shared Locks
Process Factory
Paged Out Data
Semantic Split
Pass Through Function
JIT Code (.NET)
JIT Code (Java)
Ubiquitous Component (user space)
Ubiquitous Component (kernel space)
Nested Offender
Virtualized System
Effect Component
Well-Tested Function
Mixed Exception
Random Object
Missing Process
Platform-Specific Debugger
Value Deviation (stack trace)
Value Deviation (structure field)
Runtime Thread (CLR)
Runtime Thread (Python, Linux)
Coincidental Frames
Fault Context
Hardware Activity
Incorrect Symbolic Information
Message Hooks - Modeling Example
Coupled Machines
Abridged Dump
Exception Stack Trace
Distributed Spike
Instrumentation Information
Template Module
Invalid Exception Information
Shared Buffer Overwrite
Pervasive System
Problem Exception Handler
Same Vendor
Crash Signature
Blocked Queue (LPC/ALPC)
Fat Process Dump
Invalid Parameter (process heap)
Invalid Parameter (runtime function)
String Parameter
Well-Tested Module
Embedded Comment
Hooking Level
Blocking Module
Dual Stack Trace
Environment Hint
Top Module
Livelock
Technology-Specific Subtrace (COM interface invocation)
Technology-Specific Subtrace (dynamic memory)
Technology-Specific Subtrace (JIT .NET code)
Technology-Specific Subtrace (COM client call)
Dialog Box
Instrumentation Side Effect
Semantic Structure (PID.TID)
Directing Module
Least Common Frame
Truncated Stack Trace
Data Correlation (function parameters)
Data Correlation (CPU times)
Module Hint
Version-Specific Extension
Cloud Environment
No Data Types
Managed Stack Trace
Managed Stack Trace (Scala)
Managed Stack Trace (Python)
Coupled Modules
Thread Age
Unsynchronized Dumps
Pleiades
Quiet Dump
Blocking File
Problem Vocabulary
Activation Context
Stack Trace Set
Double IRP Completion
Caller-n-Callee
Annotated Disassembly (JIT .NET code)
Annotated Disassembly (unmanaged code)
Handled Exception (user space)
Handled Exception (.NET CLR)
Handled Exception (kernel space)
Duplicate Extension
Special Thread (.NET CLR)
Hidden Parameter
FPU Exception
Module Variable
System Object
Value References
Debugger Bug
Empty Stack Trace
Problem Module
Disconnected Network Adapter
Network Packet Buildup
Unrecognizable Symbolic Information
Translated Exception
Regular Data
Late Crash Dump
Blocked DPC
Coincidental Error Code
Punctuated Memory Leak
No Current Thread
Value Adding Process
Activity Resonance
Stored Exception
Spike Interval
Stack Trace Change
Unloaded Module
Deviant Module
Paratext
Incomplete Session
Error Reporting Fault
First Fault Stack Trace
Frozen Process
Disk Packet Buildup
Hidden Process
Active Thread (Mac OS X)
Active Thread (Windows)
Critical Stack Trace
Handle Leak
Module Collection
Module Collection (predicate)
Deviant Token
Step Dumps
Broken Link
Debugger Omission
Glued Stack Trace
Reduced Symbolic Information
Injected Symbols
Distributed Wait Chain
One-Thread Process
Module Product Process
Crash Signature Invariant
Small Value
Shared Structure
Thread Cluster
False Effective Address
Screwbolt Wait Chain
Design Value
Hidden IRP
Tampered Dump
Memory Fluctuation (process heap)
Last Object
Rough Stack Trace (unmanaged space)
Rough Stack Trace (managed space)
Past Stack Trace
Ghost Thread
Dry Weight
Exception Module
Reference Leak
Origin Module
Hidden Call
Corrupt Structure
Software Exception
Crashed Process
Variable Subtrace
User Space Evidence
Internal Stack Trace
Distributed Exception (managed code)
Thread Poset
Stack Trace Surface
Hidden Stack Trace
Evental Dumps
Clone Dump
Parameter Flow
Critical Region
Diachronic Module
Constant Subtrace
Not My Thread
Window Hint
Place Trace
Stack Trace Signature
Relative Memory Leak
Quotient Stack Trace
Module Stack Trace
Foreign Module Frame
Unified Stack Trace
Mirror Dump Set
Memory Fibration
Aggregated Frames
Frame Regularity
Stack Trace Motif
System Call
Stack Trace Race
Hyperdump
Disassembly Ambiguity
Exception Reporting Thread
Active Space
Subsystem Modules
Region Profile
Region Clusters
Source Stack Trace
Hidden Stack
Interrupt Stack
False Memory
Frame Trace
Pointer Cone
Context Pointer
Pointer Class
False Frame
Procedure Call Chain
C++ Object
COM Exception
Structure Sheaf
Saved Exception Context (.NET)
Shared Thread
Spiking Interrupts
Structure Field Collection
Black Box
Rough Stack Trace Collection (unmanaged space)
COM Object
Shared Page
Exception Collection
Dereference Nearpoint
Address Representations
Near Exception
Shadow Stack Trace
Past Process
Foreign Stack
Annotated Stack Trace
Disassembly Summary
Region Summary
Analysis Summary
Region Spectrum
Normalized Region
Function Pointer

Software Diagnostics and Observability Institute

Memory Analysis Patterns

Trace and Log Analysis Patterns

UI Problem Analysis Patterns

Structural Memory Patterns

Malware Analysis Patterns

Workaround Patterns

DebugWare Patterns

Dictionary of Debugging