Browser Security and Exploitation

  1. Vulnerability Research Methods
    1. Fuzzing Techniques
      1. Generation-Based Fuzzing
        1. Grammar-Based Generation
          1. Model-Based Generation
            1. Template-Based Generation
            2. Mutation-Based Fuzzing
              1. Bit Flipping
                1. Byte Manipulation
                  1. Structure-Aware Mutation
                  2. Coverage-Guided Fuzzing
                    1. Code Coverage Measurement
                      1. Feedback-Driven Mutation
                        1. Corpus Management
                        2. Specialized Browser Fuzzers
                          1. DOM API Fuzzing
                            1. JavaScript Engine Fuzzing
                              1. CSS Parser Fuzzing
                                1. Network Protocol Fuzzing
                              2. Static Analysis Methods
                                1. Source Code Analysis
                                  1. Abstract Syntax Tree Analysis
                                    1. Data Flow Analysis
                                      1. Control Flow Analysis
                                      2. Binary Analysis
                                        1. Disassembly and Decompilation
                                          1. Symbol Analysis
                                            1. Cross-Reference Generation
                                            2. Taint Analysis
                                              1. Source and Sink Identification
                                                1. Taint Propagation Tracking
                                                  1. Sanitization Verification
                                                2. Dynamic Analysis Techniques
                                                  1. Runtime Instrumentation
                                                    1. Function Hooking
                                                      1. API Monitoring
                                                        1. Memory Access Tracking
                                                        2. Debugging and Tracing
                                                          1. Execution Flow Tracing
                                                            1. Memory State Analysis
                                                              1. Register State Monitoring
                                                              2. Crash Analysis
                                                                1. Crash Dump Analysis
                                                                  1. Root Cause Identification
                                                                    1. Exploitability Assessment
                                                                  2. Patch Analysis
                                                                    1. Vulnerability Root Cause Analysis
                                                                      1. Fix Completeness Assessment
                                                                        1. Variant Discovery
                                                                          1. Regression Testing

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