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Pinpointing security vulnerabilities in computer software applications

  • US 8,510,842 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2011
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • one or more processors;

    one or more storage mediums storing program instructions executable by the one or more processors;

    a scan manager, comprising at least a portion of the program instructions, configured to set a debugging breakpoint within a computer software application proximate to an instruction that is correlated with an attack;

    a black-box tester, comprising at least a portion of the program instructions, configured to perform the attack on the computer software application during execution of the computer software application in a debugging mode; and

    a debugger, comprising at least a portion of the program instructions, configured tohalt the execution of the computer software application in the debugging mode when the attack triggers the debugging breakpoint, anddisplay the instruction on a computer display within the context of an interactive debugging session.

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