MozillaSecurity / MozillaSecurity/FuzzManager

[FTB] Generated signatures for assertions should use exact match on crashAddress=0x0

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Description

Currently we generate signatures matching crashAddress < 0x100 for null deref crashes. Assertions always crash on 0x0, so it would be cheaper to check for an exact match if we also see an assertion message. We should change our signature generation algorithm to do this.

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Research direction

Start by locating the signature generation algorithm and the code that handles assertion messages. Confirm how crashAddress ranges are currently generated, then make the exact 0x0 case conditional on an assertion message while preserving the existing range behavior for other null dereferences.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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