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Open Source Fuzzing Tools

By Noam Rathaus , Gadi Evron

Book information

Publisher
Syngress
Year
2007
ISBN
1597491950, 9781597491952, 9780080555614
Open Library ID
OL18406393M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4421476 bytes)
Pages
209\209
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Fuzzing is often described as a "black box" software testing technique. It works by automatically feeding a program multiple input iterations in an attempt to trigger an internal error indicative of a bug, and potentially crash it. Such program errors and crashes are indicative of the existence of a security vulnerability, which can later be researched and fixed. Fuzz testing is now making a transition from a hacker-grown tool to a commercial-grade product. There are many different types of applications that can be fuzzed, many different ways they can be fuzzed, and a variety of different problems that can be uncovered. There are also problems that arise during fuzzing; when is enough enough? These issues and many others are fully explored. .

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