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BLuEMan - A Stateful Simulation-based Fuzzing Framework for Open-Source RTOS Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stacks

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Explore a conference presentation introducing BLuEMan, a novel simulation-based fuzzing framework designed to identify security vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol stacks within Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). Learn how this innovative approach addresses the scalability and applicability limitations of existing fuzz testing methods by integrating RTOS with software-based physical layer simulation to execute actual BLE protocol stacks while simulating target interactions. Discover the framework's impressive performance achievements, including fuzzing rates up to 18.0 times faster than simulation-based approaches and 162.3 times faster than platform-based methods. Examine the practical impact of this research through the discovery of four new vulnerabilities in BLE protocol stacks, all assigned CVEs and reported to developers. Gain insights into efficient vulnerability discovery methodologies that benefit BLE protocol stack developers and enhance security testing capabilities for low-power, short-range wireless communication technologies. Understand the technical implementation details and evaluation results that demonstrate the framework's effectiveness in rapid testing across various platforms while maintaining high applicability to diverse BLE implementations.

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USENIX Security '25 - BLuEMan: A Stateful Simulation-based Fuzzing Framework for Open-Source RTOS...

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