Guided software safety testing based on vulnerability characteristics

OUYANG Yongji; WEI Qiang; WANG Jiajie; WANG Qingxian

doi:10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.26.038

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Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology) ›› 2017, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (9) : 903-908. DOI: 10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.26.038

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Guided software safety testing based on vulnerability characteristics

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Fuzzy testing software is random with low coverage while symbolic execution can result in the explosion of the variable space. This paper presents a guided software safety testing method based on vulnerability characteristics that combines fuzzy and symbolic execution. This study analyzed the codes associated with buffer overflow for use as targets to make testing more targeted. Then, new test data was generated using the path traversal patterns of domain convergence. Tests show that the identification rate for potentially vulnerable buffer overflows is at least 41% better than with fuzzy testing, the space size explosion with CUTE greatly reduced with vulnerabilities in common software products such as OpenSSL accurately identified.

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software security / characteristic guided / region convergence / space explosion

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OUYANG Yongji, WEI Qiang, WANG Jiajie, WANG Qingxian. Guided software safety testing based on vulnerability characteristics[J]. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2017, 57(9): 903-908 https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.26.038

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