An improved scalable mixed-level approach to dynamic analysis of C and C++ programs
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Author(s)
Rudd, Robert Andrew, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor(s)
Michael D. Ernst.
Date Issued
2010
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In this thesis, I address the challenges of developing tools which use a mixed-level approach to dynamic binary analysis. The mixed-level approach combines advantages of both source- based and binary-based approaches to dynamic analysis, but comes with the added challenge of dealing with the implementation details of a specific implementation of the target language. This thesis describes the implementation of three existing tools which use the mixed-level approach: Fjalar, a C/C++ dynamic analysis framework, Kvasir, A C/C++ value profiling tool, and Dyncomp, a tool for inferring the abstract types of a C or C++ program. Additionally, this thesis describes the steps I took in increasing the maintainability and portability of these tools. I investigated and documented platform specific dependencies; I documented the process of merging in upstream changes of Valgrind, the Dynamic Binary Instrumenter Fjalar is built on, to aid Fjalar in keeping in-sync with Valgrind bug-fixes; and I implemented a tool for debugging Dyncomp errors.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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