Embedded fuzzing: a review of challenges, tools, and solutions

Abstract Fuzzing has become one of the best-established methods to uncover software bugs. Meanwhile, market embedded systems, which binds execution tightly very hardware architecture, grown at a steady pace, and that pace is anticipated yet more sustained in near future. Embedded systems also benefit from fuzzing, but innumerable existing architectures peripherals complicate development general usable approaches, hence plethora tools have recently appeared. Here comes stringent need for systematic review area fuzzing approaches we term “embedded fuzzing” brevity. The inclusion criteria chosen this article are semi-objective their coverage most relevant publication venues as well our personal judgement. rests on formal definition develop represent realm fuzzing. It continues by discussing satisfy criteria, then defines elements comparison groups according how environment served system under test. resulting produces table with 42 entries, turn supports discussion suggesting vast room future research due limitations noted.