If a program does not fulfill a given specification, a model checker delivers a counterexample, a run which demonstrates the wrong behavior. Even with a counterexample, locating...
Writes via unchecked pointer dereferences rank high among vulnerabilities most often exploited by malicious code. The most common attacks use an unchecked string copy to cause a b...
Software researchers have already developed static code security checkers to parse through and scan source code files, looking for security vulnerabilities [8, 9]. What about exec...
Design patterns are recognized, named solutions to common design problems. The use of the most commonly referenced design patterns should promote adaptable and reusable program co...
James M. Bieman, Greg Straw, Huxia Wang, P. Willar...
Classic fault localization techniques can automatically provide information about the suspicious code blocks that are likely responsible for observed failures. This information is...