About Directed Fuzzing and Use-After-Free - How to Find Complex & Silent Bugs

Explore directed fuzzing techniques for detecting complex and silent bugs in this 31-minute Black Hat conference talk. Learn how directed fuzzing focuses on testing specific code areas by leveraging bug stack traces and patches. Discover key applications like bug reproduction and patch-oriented testing. Gain insights from speakers Sébastien Bardin and Manh-Dung Nguyen on advanced vulnerability detection methods. Understand the effectiveness of fuzzing for automated security testing and how to target specific code sections for thorough analysis. Access the full abstract and presentation materials to dive deeper into strategies for uncovering elusive use-after-free vulnerabilities and other challenging software bugs.

About Directed Fuzzing and Use-After-Free: How to Find Complex & Silent Bugs?