A Survey of Protocol Fuzzing
Abstract
Communication protocols form the bedrock of our interconnected world, yet vulnerabilities within their implementations pose significant security threats. Recent developments have seen a surge in fuzzing-based research dedicated to uncovering these vulnerabilities within protocol implementations. However, there still lacks a systematic overview of protocol fuzzing for answering the essential questions such as what the unique challenges are, how existing works solve them, etc. To bridge this gap, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of related works from both academia and industry. Our study includes a detailed summary of the specific challenges in protocol fuzzing, and provides a systematic categorization and overview of existing research efforts. Furthermore, we explore and discuss potential future research directions in protocol fuzzing. This survey serves as a foundational guideline for researchers and practitioners in the field.
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@article{arxiv.2401.01568,
title = {A Survey of Protocol Fuzzing},
author = {Xiaohan Zhang and Cen Zhang and Xinghua Li and Zhengjie Du and Bing Mao and Yuekang Li and Yaowen Zheng and Yeting Li and Li Pan and Yang Liu and Robert H. Deng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.01568},
year = {2024}
}