App. Res. of Comp. Accepted Paper
Vol. 41, 2024 No. 7

Algorithm of key branch exploration and hotspot update for software vulnerability fuzzy testing

Tang Chenghua1,2a
Cai Weijia1
Lin He2b
Qiang Baohua1,2b
1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Trusted Software, Guilin Guangxi 541004, China
2. a. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Cryptography & Information Security, b. Guangxi Cloud Computing & Big Data Collaborative Innovation Center, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin Guangxi 541004, China
DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.11.0508

Abstract

In software development and application, due to its reproducibility, fuzzy testing can help identify vulnerabilities and analyze the causes of vulnerabilities in a targeted manner. In order to address the issues of efficiency and testing intensity in the fuzzy testing process, this paper proposed a key branch exploration and hotspot update algorithm for software vulnerability fuzzy testing. This method guided the exploration direction of the fuzzy testing process and the generation of test cases by capturing, analyzing, and utilizing key information on the execution position of the inspected program when processing test cases. The experimental results showed that the proposed method had a significant improvement in vulnerability detection ability compared to the traditional randomly divergent fuzzy testing methods, and more than 100 undisclosed vulnerabilities were found in 14 open source programs such as Otfcc and Swftools. Exploring key branches and updating hotspots provide a new and reliable approach for using fuzzy testing for software vulnerability detection.

Foundation Support

国家自然科学基金资助项目(62062028)
广西可信软件重点实验室基金资助项目(KX202320)
广西研究生教育创新计划项目(YCSW2023295)

Publish Information

DOI: 10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.11.0508
Publish at: Application Research of Computers Accepted Paper, Vol. 41, 2024 No. 7

Publish History

[2023-12-29] Accepted Paper

Cite This Article

唐成华, 蔡维嘉, 林和, 等. 软件漏洞模糊测试的关键分支探索及热点更新算法 [J]. 计算机应用研究, 2024, 41 (7). (2024-04-10). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.11.0508. (Tang Chenghua, Cai Weijia, Lin He, et al. Algorithm of key branch exploration and hotspot update for software vulnerability fuzzy testing [J]. Application Research of Computers, 2024, 41 (7). (2024-04-10). https://doi.org/10.19734/j.issn.1001-3695.2023.11.0508. )

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