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Fuzzing

Fuzzing is a software testing technique that inputs large numbers of random or semi-random test cases to a program to find bugs, crashes, and security vulnerabilities. Pioneered by Barton Miller in 1990, fuzzing has become a primary method for discovering zero-day vulnerabilities in complex software. Modern fuzzing tools like libFuzzer, AFL, and HoneyPot combine coverage-guided mutation with instrumentation to efficiently explore program paths and trigger vulnerabilities. Fuzzing has discovered thousands of critical vulnerabilities in major software including browsers, compilers, and cryptographic libraries.

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Fuzzing (Fuzz Testing)
Taxonomic method record · ml-model / cryptography
  • Miller, B. P., Fredriksen, L., & So, B. (1990). An empirical study of the reliability of UNIX utilities. Communications of the ACM, 33(12), 32-44. · DOI 10.1145/96267.96279
  • Böhme, M., Pham, V. T., Sharma, A., & Cichon, M. (2020). Fuzzing: Challenges and reflections. IEEE Security & Privacy, 19(2), 56-62. · URL
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Same method familyDynamic Application Security Testingmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familySymbolic Executionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyTaint Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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