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Hardware Support to Improve Fuzzing Performance and Precision

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First seen 7/5/2026
Last seen 7/5/2026
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SNAP evaluates → 100% 2e
The paper evaluates SNAP's performance and precision benefits for fuzzing.
AFL evaluates → 100% 2e
The paper provides detailed analysis of AFL's tracing overhead as a motivating example.
Coverage-guided Fuzzing uses → 100% 2e
The paper focuses on improving coverage-guided fuzzing through hardware support.
SNAP introduces → 100% 2e
The paper proposes SNAP, a customized hardware platform implementing hardware primitives for coverage-guided fuzzing.
Wen Xu authored by → 100% 1e
Wen Xu is listed as a co-author of the paper.
Gururaj Saileshwar authored by → 100% 1e
Gururaj Saileshwar is listed as a co-author of the paper.
Taesoo Kim authored by → 100% 1e
Taesoo Kim is listed as a co-author of the paper.
Georgia Institute of Technology published by → 100% 1e
All authors are affiliated with Georgia Institute of Technology.
Hardware-Assisted Fuzzing uses → 100% 1e
Hardware-assisted fuzzing is the key concept and keyword of the paper.
Intel Processor Trace compares with → 90% 1e
The paper compares SNAP's approach to Intel PT's hardware tracing, noting that Intel PT is not tailored for fuzzing.
RetroWrite compares with → 85% 1e
The paper mentions RetroWrite as a binary rewriting approach with constraints compared to SNAP.
Taint Analysis mentions → 90% 1e
The paper mentions traditional dynamic taint analysis as an expensive existing technique.
Ren Ding authored by → 100% 1e
Ren Ding is listed as a co-first author of the paper.
Yonghae Kim authored by → 100% 1e
Yonghae Kim is listed as a co-first author of the paper.
Fan Sang authored by → 100% 1e
Fan Sang is listed as a co-author of the paper.